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Stadium Information Welcome to Joe Walton Stadium. The Robert Morris University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is here to serve your needs. Thank you for coming to the game.
For Your Assistance … Seating: Event staff are posted throughout Joe Walton Stadium. Please see them for assistance. All seats, with exception of the VIP section, are general admission. Concessions: The refreshment stand is located in the plaza on the back side of Joe Walton Stadium. Handicapped Seating: Areas are designated at the top of the bleachers. See a member of the event staff for assistance. Public Address: The public address announcer is located in the press box. Please report emergencies to a member of the event staff. Smoking: This is a non-smoking facility. Smoking areas are designated on either end of the plaza located on the back side of Joe Walton Stadium. Restrooms: Men’s and women’s restrooms are located in the portal of Joe Walton Stadium and behind the bleachers at the west end of the stadium. Ticket Information: To purchase single game or season tickets, please contact the RMU Athletic Ticket Office at (412) 397-4949 or visit www.rmucolonials.com.
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Stadium Information About Robert Morris University Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D., President Craig Coleman, M.D., Director of Athletics RMU Athletics RMU Conference Championships Joe Walton Stadium The Northeast Conference The Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup Head Coach John Banaszak Assistant Coaches 2014 Robert Morris Colonials 2014 RMU Team Photo Today’s Game Opponent Roster Robert Morris Roster RMU Insider RMU Football Record Book Around the NEC RMU 2014-15 Cheerleaders All-Time NEC Players of the Week NEC Postseason Honors NEC Year-by-Year Standings All-Time Uniform Numbers All-Time Letterwinners Year-by-Year Leaders
For more information: For regular updates, statistics and information on each of RMU’s 16 intercollegiate sports, please log onto the official website for Robert Morris University athletics at www.rmucolonials.com.
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All-Time Results Series Records vs. … The Time Hall Memorial Scholarship RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Robert Morris Support Staff Athletic Administration / Head Coaches The Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic RMU All-Sports Banquet Academic Success RMU Fight Song and Alma Mater Index of Advertisers
2014 Schedule Date opponent
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Aug. 28 EASTERN KENTUCKY 7 p.m.
Credits “Independence Day Magazine” is a publication of the Robert Morris University media relations office. The magazine was written and edited by Jim Duzyk with special assistance from Marty Galosi and Spencer Kowitz. Design and typography by Juris Silenieks of JR Graphics. Photos by Paul Berewsill, Jason Cohn, Tom Drost, Dave Hiteshue, Christopher Horner, Sylvan “Sly” Landers, Jim Schafer, Connie Karaffa, Peggy Shultheis, the Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Printing done by Reed & Witting Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sept. 6
@ North Dakota 7 p.m.
Sept. 13
@ Lafayette 6 p.m.
Sept. 20
@ Dayton 1 p.m.
Oct. 4
MONMOUTH # 3 p.m.
Oct. 11
@ Sacred Heart * Noon
Oct. 18
CENTRAL CONN. STATE * Noon
Oct. 25
@ Bryant * 1 p.m.
Nov. 8
WAGNER * Noon
Nov. 15
SAINT FRANCIS * Noon
Nov. 22
@ Duquesne * Noon
Home games bold and all CAPS | * Northeast Conference Game | # Homecoming
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ABOUT ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY
Robert Morris University was founded in 1921 in downtown Pittsburgh as the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy. The school’s founder, educator and accountant Andrew Blass, rented classroom space in the Blackstone Building. In 1935, the school’s president, Richard Khuen III, changed the name of the institution to the Robert Morris School of Business in honor of the founding father popularly known as the financier of the American revolution. After leasing space at several other Pittsburgh locations, including downtown’s famed William Penn Hotel, Robert Morris purchased a building of its own in 1959, the Rust Engineering Building at 600 Fifth Ave. in downtown Pittsburgh. Three years later, Robert Morris acquired the estate of Oliver Kaufmann in Moon in order to build its first residential campus. The first students on campus lived in the Kaufmann mansion, where today sits Massey Hall. A record 2,075 students live at the Moon campus during the 2014-15 academic year. In the fall of 2014, RMU welcomed 867 new freshman students. In 1961, Robert Morris became a nonprofit institution so that it could become a junior college, a change necessitated by a decision of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants to require candidates for the CPA exam to earn a college degree. The following year,
the name of the school changed to Robert Morris Junior College, and then in 1969, it became Robert Morris College. Robert Morris continued to grow throughout the next three decades, expanding to include graduate degree programs and adding more bachelor’s programs as well. In 1977, Robert Morris joined the NCAA Division I for interscholastic athletics. In 2002, following approval by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the school became
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Robert Morris University. In 2010, RMU sold the Pittsburgh Center – the former Rust building – to Duquesne University. In 2011, Robert Morris opened a new School of Business Building at the Moon campus, and the next year the university unveiled the Wheatley Center for the School of Communications and Information Systems. RMU also offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs at RMU Downtown and select other locations.
RMU FYI n Overall enrollment at RMU has increased 10
percent over the last five years. (5,359 in Fall 2014 vs. 4,889 in Fall 2009) n The university has a 92-percent placement
rate, meaning that 85 percent of students have a job and seven percent are enrolled in graduate schools a year after graduation. Most of those who are employed are working their field of study. n Approximately 93 percent of undergraduate students receive financial aid from RMU.
n Robert Morris offers the only four-year
nuclear medicine technology program in western Pennsylvania, as well as the region’s only bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering. n Eighty-two percent of RMU students complete
at least one internship before they graduate, and most of them are paid. n RMU offers the only ABET-accredited
bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering in western Pennsylvania.
n The RMU School of Business is accredited
by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Only five percent of business schools worldwide share this prestigious designation. n RMU was one of the first 10 universities to be
named a Center of Actuarial Excellence by the Society of Actuaries for its actuarial science program. Currently only 21 universities in North America have earned this designation. High school students who want to enter RMU’s program must score at least a 650 on the mathematics portion of the SAT. —5— 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
RMU BY THE NUMBERS Founded: 1921 Location: Moon Township, Pa. Enrollment: 5,359 (4,492 undergraduate, 867 graduate) Student Population: 55% male, 45% female, from 47 states and 39 nations Resident Students: 2,075 Full-time instructional faculty: 200 Total full-time employees: 571 Academic Schools: • School of Business • School of Communications and Information Systems • School of Education and Social Sciences • School of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science • School of Nursing and Health Sciences Athletic Affiliation: NCAA Division I Varsity Sports: 16 Nickname: Colonials Colors: Navy blue, white and red
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GREGORY G. DELL’OMO, Ph.D. President of Robert Morris University Gregory G. Dell’Omo, Ph.D., has been president of Robert Morris University since 2005, and quickly developed a clear vision for RMU as a place that provides transformational experiences for students through engaged learning. The university articulated this vision in its 2007 strategic plan, which spelled out RMU’s six core values: academic excellence, professional focus, engaged learning, global perspective, individuals matter, and changing lives. These values are reflected in the university’s increased emphasis during Dell’Omo’s presidency on internationalism in student experiences, faculty research, and academic programs. RMU’s next strategic plan builds on those core values and forges stronger ties between academics and student engagement, with continued emphasis on professional outcomes. During Dell’Omo’s tenure, Robert Morris’s endowment has grown from $16 million to more than $31 million. In September 2012, the university completed the first comprehensive capital campaign in its history, raising $41 million, exceeding its goal, and the university has gone on to raise a total of $45 million. The campaign was propelled by yearly increases in annual giving, giving to athletics, and growth in the number of donors who give at least $1,000 annually. Other achievements include the creation of the Student Engagement Program and Transcript, and an increase in the number of RMU students studying abroad and international students studying at RMU. Under Dell’Omo, the university has added several degree programs and expanded its honors program. In addition, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaffirmed the university’s accreditation and the NCAA re-accredited RMU’s Division I athletics program. Other accreditations RMU has earned include AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business; the Teacher Education Accreditation Council; and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. RMU was one of the first 10 universities named a Center of Actuarial Excellence by the Society of Actuaries. RMU also has experienced an 18-percent increase in undergraduate enrollment (and an 11-percent increase in total enrollment) while Dell’Omo has been president, with the number of students living on campus – now nearly 60 percent of undergraduate students – having more than doubled. RMU now offers 20 online degree and certificate programs, with approximately 620 students enrolled in online programs, all new since Dell’Omo took office. Dell’Omo has overseen a transformation of RMU’s 230-acre campus, part of a 20-year master plan.
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Highlights include the construction of new buildings for the School of Business and School of Communications and Information Systems; residence halls, dining and recreational facilities; a nursing simulation laboratory; and the Snee-Reinhardt Charitable Foundation House for Media Arts. RMU renovated and expanded its library and student health center and added a counseling center. Total university space has increased by 50 percent, from 1 million square feet to 1.5 million square feet. Plans are in place for a new School of Nursing and Health Sciences building to begin construction in 2014-15. Dell’Omo sits on the boards of the Magee-Women’s Hospital Foundation, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the Pennsylvania Economy League of Southwestern Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Campus Compact. He is chair of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania and a member of the Presidents’ Council of the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education. He is chairman of the Northeast Conference Presidents’ Council and previously represented the Northeast Conference on the NCAA DI Board of Directors. He is a member of the NCAA’s DI Presidents’ Advisory Group and the Football Championship Subdivision Presidents Council. Dell’Omo holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Montclair State University, a master’s degree in industrial relations from Rutgers, and a Ph.D. in industrial relations/human resource management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He earned certifications at Harvard University from the Institute for Education Management and the Seminar for New Presidents. He held previous academic positions at Canisius College and Saint Joseph’s University, where he was dean of the Haub School of Business and then vice president for external affairs.
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craig coleman, m.d. Director of Athletics At the forefront of RMU’s golden age of intercollegiate athletics is Craig Coleman, M.D., who is in his 10th academic year as Director of Athletics at Robert Morris in 2014-15. He was named to the position Feb. 15, 2005. Led by Coleman’s guidance, the RMU department of athletics has continued to progress on both a regional and national level. Robert Morris continued its successful run in 2013-14, as both the women’s basketball and men’s ice hockey teams claimed conference tournament championships en route to appearances in the NCAA Tournament. The women’s basketball team claimed the 2014 Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament title to earn an automatic bid to the Big Dance, while the men’s ice hockey squad claimed its first Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Tournament title and its inaugural berth in the NCAA Tournament. It marks the first time in program history RMU sent a pair of teams to an NCAA Tournament. In addition to the success of the women’s basketball and men’s ice hockey programs, the Robert Morris men’s basketball program claimed its second consecutive NEC regular-season championship and subsequent bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). In the NIT, the Colonials upset a No. 1 seed for the second straight year with an 89-78 defeat of St. John’s, RMU’s first win against a Big East opponent in school history. Away from competition, the department of athletics continued to excel in the classroom with Coleman at the helm. For the second time in three years, Robert Morris claimed the NEC Institutional Academic Award, as student-athletes that competed in 19 sports sponsored by the league combined to post a 3.295 grade point average (GPA), edging out LIU Brooklyn (3.248) and Wagner (3.245). As a department, RMU posted a cumulative team GPA of 3.332 among its 23 Division I programs in 2013-14, with a total of 21 of RMU’s 23 programs finishing with team GPA’s of 3.0 or higher. The success for the Colonials in 2013-14 is just part of a period of unparalleled growth for the department of athletics under Coleman’s leadership. In 2013-14, the RMU men’s basketball and softball teams claimed Northeast Conference (NEC) regularseason championships. The RMU men’s basketball squad also became the center of the college basketball universe when it defeated defending national champion Kentucky in the first round of the 2013 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history. During the 2012-13 campaign, a total of six programs either tied or established new school records for victories, including the men’s basketball program, which
finished with 26 wins and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) thanks to road victories over Indiana State and Toledo. The RMU women’s ice hockey team also claimed its first CHA Tournament championship in 2012. The Colonials snapped Mercyhurst’s streak of nine straight titles thanks to a 3-2 victory over the Lakers in the championship game of the 2012 CHA Tournament at the RMU Island Sports Center. In 2010, the RMU football team earned the NEC’s inaugural bid to the NCAA Football Championships Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs, the 12th straight year a program from Robert Morris earned an automatic bid in an NCAA Tournament. In addition, the Robert Morris women’s basketball squad made its inaugural appearance in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), while the men’s lacrosse program, in just its sixth year of existence, earned its first national ranking by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). In his first year as director of athletics in 2005-06, Robert Morris placed a total of nine student-athletes covering six sports on the ESPN The Magazine District II Academic All-America Team, the most in school history. Coleman has also overseen the development of a new Robert Morris athletics logo and mascot as well as the launching of the official website for RMU athletics at www.RMUColonials.com. Seven head coaches have been hired by Coleman, including a pair of men’s basketball head coaches in —9— 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
Mike Rice and Andrew Toole. Also hired by Coleman are Midge McPhail (women’s rowing), Dale Starr (volleyball) and Paul Colontino (women’s ice hockey). All the while, Coleman has built a winning softball program at Robert Morris over the past 24 years. During that period, RMU has won seven Northeast Conference regular-season championships and six NEC Tournament titles. In 2014, Coleman won his 600th career game when the Colonials earned a 10-0 victory in six innings in the first game of a doubleheader split at Mount St. Mary’s April 6, 2014. Prior to his arrival as head coach in 1991, the Colonials posted just 19 victories in the previous three seasons. During his 24 years as head coach, the Colonials have posted an overall record of 606-522-5 (.537), including a record of 262-109-2 (.705) against NEC foes. In his first four years as head coach, Coleman guided the Colonials to an overall record of 119-62 (.657) and four conference championships. In 1994, Robert Morris received its first national ranking in school history, regardless of sport, when the Colonials were ranked as high as No. 23 in the USA Today / National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) poll. Coleman’s success as head softball coach has come not only on the field, but in the classroom, as well. His players include 17 Capital One District II Academic All-Americans, five NEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year for softball and numerous NEC Academic Honor Roll selections. In the spring of 2011, former Colonial Annie Dubovec (2008-11) became the first female student-athlete in Robert Morris history to be named to the Capital One Academic All-America First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Under Coleman’s watch, the Colonials finished in the top five in Division I in team GPA five consecutive years from 2009 to 2013 according to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), including the top mark in 2009, 2010 and 2012. Overall, Robert Morris has finished in the top five of team GPA six times since the 1999-2000 academic year. Prior to being hired as RMU’s Director of Athletics, Coleman worked as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine from 1988 to 2005. He served as the Medical Director of several impatient units, residential treatment facilities and partial hospital programs at UPMC. Coleman earned his medical degree from The Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine in Hershey in 1983. In 1979, he earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a native of Philadelphia, Pa.
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ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS From its fertile beginning as a men’s basketball junior college powerhouse to one of the most diverse athletic programs in the tri-state area, intercollegiate athletics and success at Robert Morris University go hand-inhand. RMU offers 16 intercollegiate athletics programs, including the only men’s and women’s Division I ice hockey squads and Division I men’s lacrosse team in the Pittsburgh region. Over the last 38 years, the Colonials have claimed 40 Northeast Conference regular-season championships and 40 league tournament titles. A total of 13 of RMU’s intercollegiate athletic programs have earned at least one tournament championship, with men’s basketball and volleyball leading the way with seven NEC Tournament titles each. The RMU women’s ice hockey team earned the 2012 College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament championship, while men’s ice hockey claimed the 2014 Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Tournament title. The Robert Morris men’s basketball program has also claimed 11 regular-season championships, the most in school history, while softball owns seven and football and volleyball have each claimed six. For the first time in school history in 2013-14, Robert Morris had a pair of programs earn automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament, as both women’s basketball and men’s ice hockey qualified. For women’s basketball, it marked the program’s third NCAA Tournament appearance in eight years, while men’s ice hockey earned its first bid in its 10th year of existence as a Division I program. In addition in 2013-14, the RMU men’s and women’s
basketball teams each claimed regular-season titles, with the men notching its second straight and the women earning its first since 2010. The Robert Morris men’s basketball team earned its second straight appearance in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), knocking off a No. 1 seed for the second consecutive year with an 89-78 victory at St. John’s. In the history of the NIT, only four No. 8 seeds have upset a No. 1 seed, with the Colonials owning two of those victories. Individually in 2013-14, a total of four studentathletes earned Northeast Conference Player of the Year accolades, including Neco Brett (men’s soccer), Karvel Anderson (men’s basketball), Artemis Spanou (women’s basketball) and Halley Morell (women’s golf). Chris Carper of the men’s track & field squad also wrapped up one of the most dominant careers in school history in the spring of 2014 by being named to the 2014 NCAA All-America First Team in the javelin, the first student-athlete of either gender to earn All-American First Team accolades. Carper concluded his career a four-time All-NEC selection in the javelin, including a pair of individual crowns in 2013 and 2014. He owns each of the top 11 marks in school history in the event and also won the individual title at the 2014 NCAA East Preliminary Round at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The exploits of the intercollegiate athletic program in 2013-14 has continued a trend that RMU has established since its move to Division I almost four decades ago. Since 1982, Robert Morris has sent 20 teams to the NCAA Tournament. Men’s basketball has made
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an NEC record seven appearances, while volleyball has participated in five. The Colonial men’s basketball program qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009 and 2010, while volleyball made five straight appearances from 1999 to 2003. The RMU men’s soccer and women’s basketball teams have also appeared in the NCAA Tournament three times, with men’s soccer qualifying in 1993, 1994 and 2005, and women’s basketball in 2007, 2008 and 2014. The RMU softball (2005) and men’s ice hockey (2014) squads have also earned automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. Other programs to have claimed an NEC Tournament championship during that span include two in men’s cross country (1986, 1987), men’s golf (1995, 1996), men’s indoor track & field (1999, 2000) and women’s indoor track & field (1998, 2000) and one each in women’s tennis (1996) and men’s outdoor track & field (2000). In addition, former student-athlete Stephanie Kuhn (2003-07) of the women’s track & field squad became the first student-athlete in school history to qualify for the NCAA Championships when she qualified in the javelin in outdoor track & field as both a freshman (2004) and a senior (2007). In the spring of 2011, former men’s golfer C.G. Mercatoris (2007-11) became the first student-athlete in school history to take part in the NCAA Tournament, finishing 31st individually at the NCAA Colorado Regional. The 2011 NEC Golfer of the Year, Mercatoris claimed the individual title at the 2011 NEC Championships to claim a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The trend of success should come as no surprise. The RMU men’s basketball program has appeared in a national postseason tournament six times in the last seven years, including two NCAA Tournaments (2009, 2010), three NIT’s (2008, 2013, 2014) and the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). In 2013, Robert Morris became the center of the college basketball world by defeating defending national champion Kentucky in front of 3,444 fans at the Charles L. Sewall Center, the largest crowd in school history, in the first round of the NIT. In 2012, the RMU women’s ice hockey team claimed its first College Hockey America (CHA) Tournament championship thanks to a 3-2 victory over Mercyhurst in the championship game at the RMU Island Sports Center. The Robert Morris football team claimed the inaugural berth for the NEC in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs in 2010 by claiming its sixth NEC regular-season title. In 2000, the RMU football squad finished a perfect 10-0, the first perfect campaign for any sport at RMU. In the process, the team won its second straight NCAA
I-AA Mid-Major National Championship, according to Don Hansen’s National Football Weekly Gazette. The program moved into its own on-campus football stadium, named Joe Walton Stadium in honor of the program’s first head coach, in 2005. The women’s rowing team claimed two straight Margaret McNiff Trophies in the varsity four classification at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, Pa., in 2000 and 2001. Five teams achieved national rankings during the 1990s, with the 1994 softball team reaching No. 23, the 1994 men’s soccer team peaking at No. 16, the 1996 football squad finishing second in the NCAA I-AA nonscholarship ranks, the 1997 football team placing third and the 1999 football squad finishing No. 1. Robert Morris University has also had several studentathletes continue their athletic career in the professional ranks. The late Tim Hall (1994-95) was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 1996 National Football League (NFL) Draft as a running back. In 2001, former offensive lineman Hank Fraley (1996-1999) became the starting center for the Philadelphia Eagles after being signed to the practice squad during the 2000 season. Fraley was a 10-year veteran of the NFL with the Eagles, Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Rams. Men’s soccer player Musa Shannon (1993-96) was drafted by the Tampa Bay Mutiny of Major League Soccer (MLS) as the 28th overall pick in the 1997 MLS College Draft. Shannon is one of a number of former Colonials that have played professional soccer after their career at Robert Morris, including Rhian Dodds (1998-2002), who played for Kilmarnock Football Club of the Scottish Premier League.
Artemis Spanou
In addition to former RMU student-athletes playing in the professional ranks, inaugural women’s ice hockey goaltender Brianne McLaughlin (2005-09), who finished her career as the NCAA all-time saves leader, earned a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, and again at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Athletes are not the only ties that RMU athletics has to the professional ranks. Joe Walton came to the Colonials after 35 years of experience in the NFL, including seven years as the head coach of the New York Jets. He built the Robert Morris football program from scratch and served 20 years as head coach from 1994 to 2013. John Banaszak, who served as the program’s
Chris Carper
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assistant head coach for six years, took the reigns of the program from Walton in 2014. Banaszak was a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers when the team won Super Bowls X, XIII and XIV. The RMU football coaching staff also featured Dan Radakovich, who spent 48 years in the coaching profession in both the college and NFL ranks, including 13 at Robert Morris, before retiring. Former Colonial men’s soccer head coach John Kowalski also served as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Spirit of the Major Indoor Soccer League, the Tampa Bay Mutiny of MLS and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the A-League. He has come full circle, as he is in his 12th season as head coach of the Colonial women’s team, a program that began in 1992.
Halley Morell
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ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY Conference Champions
Team
Individual
REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPIONS (40) Sport
Men’s Basketball.......... 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 Women’s Basketball...... 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014 Football....................... 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2010 Men’s Lacrosse......................................... 2012 Men’s Soccer......................... 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001 Softball........................ 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013 Volleyball............................... 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (40) Sport
Year(s)
Men’s Basketball.................... 1982, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2009, 2010 Women’s Basketball............... 1988, 1991, 2007, 2008, 2014
Name
Jessica Cooper................................. 2000, 2001
Year(s)
55-Meter
Erica Schmidt................................... 2009, 2010
Tony Bunbury............................................. 1988
Casey Folga............................................... 2011
55-Meter Hurdles
Bethany Ledford........................................ 2012
DeLonte Perkins........................................ 1998
Discus
Jim Baughman.......................................... 1999
Laura Buzzard............................................ 1999
200-Meter
Nicole Downing.......................................... 2004
William Blake............................................. 1999
Christina Roadman..................................... 2005
500-Meter
Aubree Ray....................................... 2012, 2014
Jim Baughman................................. 1999, 2000
Hammer Throw
Joe Wagner............................................... 2005
Nicole Downing....................... 2003, 2004, 2005
Mile
Gabriella Rinehart...................................... 2009
Mike Booth................................................ 2006
Javelin
3,000-Meter
Courtney Lenart................................ 2004, 2005
Mike Booth................................................ 2006
Stephanie Kuhn................................ 2006, 2007
Jeff Witmyer........................... 2005, 2007, 2008
MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (38) • Event
Jarrad Pencek........................ 1999, 2000, 2001 Year(s)
Steve Uhing............................................... 1987 MEN’S GOLF (3) Name
Pole Vault
Name
High Jump
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (1) Year(s)
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (39) • Event
Year(s)
Paul Snyder............................................... 1986 Bart Mease................................................ 1996 C.G. Mercatoris.......................................... 2011
Long Jump
Name
Jarrad Pencek........................ 2000, 2001, 2002
110-Meter Hurdles
Triple Jump
DeLonte Perkins........................................ 1998
Elliott Constantine...................................... 1989
Jim Baughman.......................................... 2000
Cory Hunt.................................................. 1993
400-Meter Hurdles
Jarrad Pencek.............. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Frank Bruno...................................... 1998, 1999
Nasim Siddeeq.......................................... 2008
Jim Baughman.......................................... 2000
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD (27) • Event
Pole Vault
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Eric White............................... 2000, 2001, 2002
Phillips Thompson...................................... 2008
Name
Josh Ghaly................................................ 2007
High Jump
55-Meter Hurdles
Chris Spataro.................................... 2008, 2010
Brad Bruno................................................ 1991
Jackie Gray............................................. 1991
Jarad George............................................. 2009
Jarrad Pencek........................ 1999, 2000, 2001
Genita Dickey............................................ 2000
Shot Put
Mark Caskey............................................. 2006
60-Meter Hurdles
Patrick Mangan......................................... 1989
Jeff Witmyer.............................................. 2008
Genita Dickey............................................ 2001
Steve Mitchell............................................ 2014
Long Jump
Jordhanna White........................................ 2008
4x400-Meter Relay
Jarrad Pencek........................ 2000, 2001, 2002 Christian Lemke......................................... 2004
Year(s)
200-Meter
Robert Morris................ 1999, 2000, 2001, 2014
Genita Dickey............................................ 2001
Distance Medley Relay
Triple Jump
300-Meter
Robert Morris............................................. 2006
Jarrad Pencek.............. 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Adam Woodford......................................... 2005
Tiphani McKee........................................... 2001
Men’s Cross Country......................... 1986, 1987
500-Meter
Men’s Golf........................................ 1995, 1996
Genita Dickey................................... 2000, 2001
Men’s Ice Hockey #.................................... 2014
WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD (35) • Event
800-Meter
Women’s Ice Hockey *................................ 2012
Name
Laura Rivera.............................................. 1994
Men’s Soccer.......................... 1993, 1994, 2005
100-Meter Hurdles
Kerry McKinney......................................... 2002
Softball........................ 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,
Jackie Gray............................................... 1992
5,000-Meter
Genita Dickey............................................ 2000
1998, 2005
Year(s)
Merel Van Steenbergen.............................. 2011
Women’s Tennis......................................... 1996
Jordhanna White........................................ 2008
High Jump
Men’s Indoor Track & Field................. 1999, 2000
400-Meter Hurdles
Michele Roth............................................. 2004
Women’s Indoor Track & Field............ 1998, 2000
Jackie Gray...................................... 1992, 1993
Long Jump
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field....................... 2000
Genita Dickey................................... 1999, 2000
Melitta Brown............................................ 2008
Volleyball............................... 1992, 1993, 1999,
Samantha Simile........................................ 2009
Triple Jump
5,000-Meter
Brittany Humphress.................................... 2007
Ericka Suhy............................................... 2001
Yulia Vasilyeva.................................. 2013, 2014
High Jump
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Note: All regular season and tournament championships were claimed in the Northeast Conference (NEC) unless otherwise noted. * College Hockey America (CHA) championship # Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) championship
Year(s)
Pole Vault
Ericka Frazee............................................. 2006
Jessica Cooper................................. 2000, 2001
Long Jump
Erica Schmidt............................................ 2010
Melitta Brown............................................ 2008
Casey Folga............................................... 2012
Tara Van Schie........................................... 2014
Olivia Loy.................................................. 2013
Triple Jump
Bethany Ledford........................................ 2014
Michelle Gawaldo....................................... 1998
Weight Throw
Brittany Humphress........................... 2005, 2006
Nicole Downing................................. 2004, 2005
Yulia Vasilyeva........................................... 2014
Gabriella Rinehard...................................... 2010 4x400-Meter Relay
Robert Morris.................................... 2000, 2001
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Nasim Siddeeq.......................................... 2008 Richard Njenga.......................................... 2014 Pole Vault
Eric White.................................................. 2002 Josh Ghaly................................................ 2007 Anthony Trunzo.......................................... 2010 Discus
Marcus McCaleb........................................ 1997 Collin Ray.................................................. 2011 Hammer Throw
Kevin Argauer............................................ 2009 Steve Mitchell............................................ 2011 Brendan Morales....................................... 2013 Javelin
Scott Fath.................................................. 1993 Chris Carper..................................... 2013, 2014 4x100-Meter Relay
Robert Morris.................................... 2001, 2004 4x400-Meter Relay
Robert Morris............................................. 2001 4x800-Meter Relay
Robert Morris............................................. 2014
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JOE WALTON STADIUM After 11 years of playing its football games less than a mile up the street at Moon Stadium, Robert Morris University opened Joe Walton Stadium in 2005, the first on-campus football field named in honor of the only head coach the program has ever known. The Colonials hosted Butler in the inaugural game at Joe Walton Stadium Sept. 17, 2005, in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 3,516, defeating the Bulldogs, 49-13. The 49 points scored by Robert Morris are the most ever scored by the program in a home opener. Robert Morris cruised in the contest, scoring five touchdowns in the first half in building a 35-0 halftime lead. Four different Colonials scored touchdowns on the afternoon, including a five-yard touchdown catch by former tight end Jeremy Wise. That reception was the only catch in his four-year career. Built over the course of 13 months and at a cost of $10 million by Mosites Construction Company, Joe Walton Stadium owns a capacity of 3,000 and features a 36,000-square-foot athletic administration building that holds office space for the football coaching staff, athletic administration and Olympic sport coaches. Also included in the building is a state-of-the-art weight room, equipment room, two locker rooms, three classrooms, lobby, press box and President’s box. The Joe Walton Stadium field covers 97,000 square feet, with the surface field turf. The turf consists of sand, rubber and film polyethylene grass-like fabric with secondary backing of high polyurethane. The field is lined for both football and soccer and also hosts field hockey
and lacrosse games. The scoreboard for the stadium was provided by Institutional Specialties, a distributor of Daktronics, located in Pittsburgh, Pa. The music and public address system was provided by Hollowood Music and Sound in McKees Rocks, Pa., and
Joe Walton Stadium also includes a portal and plaza. The portal includes 160 pavers to recognize donors to the campaign to raise funds for Joe Walton Stadium, while the plaza includes three kiosks, one each for tickets, concessions and the Barnes & Noble bookstore.
The following occurred during the first football game at Joe Walton Stadium:
Joe Walton Stadium Records
Captains: OL Clifton Jean-Jacques (O), LB James Noel (D), WR Rob Meyer (ST) Pass Completion: Drew Geyer seven-yard completion to Devin Wilson Touchdown: Wilson on a four-yard rush to the left (10:28 left in 1st quarter) Touchdown Pass: Geyer 56 yards to Tyjuan Massey (3:04 left in 1st quarter) Fumble Recovery: DL Jason Forrest with 4:08 to go in the third quarter Penalty: Personal foul with 10:28 to go in the first quarter Victory: 49-13 vs. Butler
Attempts: 49 – Justise Hairston, Central Conn. State (10/14/06) Yards: 256 – Justise Hairston, Central Conn. State (10/14/06) Touchdowns: 4 – Dominique Williams, Wagner (11/12/11)
Rushing
Receiving
Receptions: 13 – Mark Ross, Lafayette (9/29/12) Yards: 272 – Tyjuan Massey, RMU (11/12/05) Touchdowns: 4 – Tyjuan Massey, RMU (10/29/05) Lynell Suggs, Stony Brook (10/29/05) Passing
Completions: 25 – Andrew Shoop, Lafayette (9/29/12) Yards: 411 - Josh Dudash, Stony Brook (10/29/05) Touchdown Passes: 5 – Josh Dudash, Stony Brook (10/29/05) Drew Geyer, RMU (10/29/05) Defense
Tackles: 19 – Alex DiMichele, RMU (9/13/08) Mike Cook, RMU (9/14/13) Note: Players bold still active.
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The Northeast Conference What is #NECPride #NECPride is about having pride in your team, your school and the will to succeed both on and off the field. #NECPride is about achievement, ambition, perseverance, community, passion, respect, determination, unity and teamwork.
championship sports: baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s bowling, men’s and women’s cross country, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s outdoor track and field, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, women’s swimming, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s volleyball.
An Innovative Leader Northeast Conference History There is plenty to be excited about as the Northeast Conference enters its 34th year as an NCAA Division I athletic conference. Under the leadership of Commissioner Noreen Morris, the NEC’s 10 core members remain dedicated to growth, innovation and achievement, and strengthening the Conference both on and off the field. Following a successful 2013-14 campaign, the NEC now looks forward to writing the next chapter in the league’s evolution while building around the theme of #NECPride. The NEC and its member institutions are committed to providing opportunities for student-athletes to achieve their fullest potential both in athletic competition and in the classroom. Likewise, the Conference continually strives to be an NCAA Division I leader for studentathlete achievement, academic excellence, integrity, sportsmanship, equity and diversity, community partnership and national engagement. When the Northeast Conference (NEC) was first established as the ECAC-Metro Conference back in 1981, the league’s founders had one goal in mind: to create a competitive NCAA Division I men’s basketball conference for unaffiliated schools on the Eastern seaboard. A singlesport entity at its inception, the NEC has grown far beyond expectations over the past three plus decades, having transformed itself into a 10-member, 22-sport conference. The remarkable success story of the Conference began to unfold in 1985, when the league began sponsoring additional sports. Three years later, a change of name was in order and the Northeast Conference as we know it today was born. With membership and sport sponsorship continuing to grow over the years, the NEC now enjoys qualification or play-in access to 14 different NCAA Championships (baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s soccer, softball, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s volleyball). Though the NEC has featured various incarnations since its inception, charter members Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU Brooklyn, Robert Morris, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U. and Wagner remain part of the current 10-school alignment. They are joined by Mount St. Mary’s (admitted in 1989), Central Connecticut (1997), Sacred Heart (1999) and Bryant (2012). The NEC’s sixstate geographic footprint includes access to such major media markets as New York City, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Hartford and Providence. NEC member institutions now compete in 22
The NEC has embraced new and social media to convey its message to a growing fan base. The conference has attracted a loyal following in recent years on its Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube pages, and the NEC Overtime! blog continues to grow in popularity. Likewise, the growth of NEC Front Row continues to be one of the most remarkable stories in the history of the Northeast Conference. After launching to rave reviews in August of 2012, the NEC’s state-of-the-art digital network has attracted a loyal following for its rich set of content, which includes live regular season and NEC Championship events, on-demand video, highlight packages, coaches shows, features, original programming and access to league’s extensive digital library, all free of charge to users. The network gives fans inside access to the NEC and its student-athletes on the field, in the classroom, across campus, and in the community. By the end of the 2013-14 academic year, over nearly 1,400 live events had been broadcast on NEC Front Row with nearly a half million viewers tuning in to the network. The second year of NEC Front Row saw viewership increase by a staggering 40.8 percent, with an increase in viewership numbers in every NEC sponsored sport. The NCAA men’s lacrosse match between Bryant and Siena shattered the Front Row single-event viewership record with close to 6,000 tuning in to see the Bulldogs advance to the round of 16. Last March, the Conference launched a companion NEC on the Run iOS mobile app that provides free, one-click access to live events and on-demand content from NEC Front Row. Fans can also join the conversation through the app’s social media integration. The NEC on the Run app can be downloaded on the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. For the second straight year, the NEC hosted a basketball preseason media day, but with a special twist. Combining social media and a state-of-the-art venue, the NEC hosted “Social” Media Day last October at the Barclay’s Center on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. The festivities aired live on NEC Front Row and a tape-delayed broadcast received multiple airings on Fox College Sports. The Front Row broadcast was an interactive one during which fans were encouraged to tweet comments and questions with the best making it on air. NEC Front Row was there when the basketball season tipped off at “Social” Media Day, and returned for the — 18 — 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
climax as well via NEC Front Row Live! The online digital network was on the scene at the men’s and women’s title games, providing live pre- and post-game coverage via an ESPN-style floor level set. The 2013-14 season also saw the debut of NEC-hosted Google+ Hangouts on Air, featuring one-on-one interviews with NEC student-athletes, coaches and media members. The Google+ Hangouts aired live on Google+ and YouTube, and upon completion, were immediately archived and available for on-demand viewing on the aforementioned platforms as well as NEC Front Row. By year’s end, the Conference hosted 58 Google+ Hangouts that received nearly 12,000 views, beginning with the NEC Football Coaches to kickoff the 2013 season last August. Having provided an alternate take on the world of NEC sports since 2011, the NEC Overtime! Blog continued to be a favorite destination for fans of the Conference and its members. The blog showcases top news and the best of social media from around the NEC, and serves as a home for numerous fan-based contests, including the HersheyPark #SweetGetaway Contest, a smash hit during the 2014 NEC Basketball Tournament. The blog also rewarded the most rabid NEC fans who participated in social media-related activities (#NEC13 Sixth Man Award, #NECPridePix, #NECElite) throughout the NEC Basketball Tournament.
Success in the Classroom The NEC and its member institutions raised the bar once again with respect to the academic excellence displayed by the 4,000+ student-athletes who represented the Conference during the 2013-14 academic year. NEC student-athletes averaged a 3.16 GPA in 2013-14 and all 10 of the league’s core member institutions finished the year with at least a 3.0 GPA. Over 1,800 student-athletes were named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll in 2013-14, and nearly 500 were tabbed to the Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll with GPAs of 3.75 or higher. Likewise, five NEC student-athletes were tabbed Capital One Academic All-Americans. Additionally, the NCAA honored 39 NEC teams with public recognition awards for exceptional academic performance with respect to their latest Academic Progress Rate scores. NEC institutions also ranked among the nation’s elite in Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures released by the NCAA with 38 teams achieving a perfect 100 percent GSR in their respective sports and 40 percent earning a GSR of over 90 percent. Student-athletes at Robert Morris posted a 3.30 GPA to win the 2013-14 NEC Institutional Academic Award.
Athletic Achievement There was no shortage of #NECPride during the 2013-14 season, a year that yielded 20 All-American selections, five Capital One Academic All-Americans, and 10 teams which earned national rankings in their
Northeast Conference Football All-Time Records respective sports. The NEC sent representatives to NCAA Championship events in 14 different team sports in 2013-14, highlighted by Bryant men’s lacrosse shocking Syracuse to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals. Along with Bryant, which ranked as high as 11th in the USILA poll, NEC newcomer Saint Joseph’s also earned a national ranking, reaching 19th in the same poll. The Hawks, in their first year as an associate member, won the NEC regular season title with a perfect 6-0 record. Incredibly, every member of the 2014 NEC Women’s Bowling membership ranked among America’s Best in National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) polls that were released during the 2013-14 season. Fairleigh Dickinson (as high as No. 3), Kutztown (9th), Saint Francis U. (10th), Sacred Heart (12th), St. Francis Brooklyn (13th), Adelphi (13th) and LIU Brooklyn (16th) all represented the NEC in the NTCA Top-20 this past season. FDU was one of eight teams to qualify for the NCAA women’s bowling championship, marking their 10th national appearance in 11 years. In men’s and women’s basketball, a combined five teams competed in the postseason, and the Robert Morris men’s basketball squad knocked off St. John’s in the Postseason NIT one year after stunning Kentucky in the same event. Seeded fourth and competing on the road before a raucous, SRO crowd at the Sewall Center in Moon Township, Mount St. Mary’s won its fourth NEC men’s basketball championship with an 88-71 victory over top-seeded Robert Morris. Playing before a coast-to-coast audience on ESPNU, two-time NEC Player of the Year Artemis Spanou and Robert Morris completed their incredible turnaround in women’s basketball, winning the program’s fifth NEC championship on its home floor with a 78-64 win over Saint Francis U. Spanou led the nation in rebounding for the second consecutive year. Three of the nine NEC football players to earn All-American status came from NEC co-champion and FCS playoff qualifier Sacred Heart. Led by running back Keshaudas Spence, defensive tackle Troy Moore and defensive back J.D. Roussel, the Pioneers went from one win in 2012 to a 10-3 season in 2013, a year which ended with a close setback to Fordham in the FCS playoffs. For the second straight year, Robert Morris women’s lacrosse player Jessica Karwacki led the nation by a wide margin in draw controls, averaging 12.71 per game. She also broke her own single season NCAA record with 216 draw controls. The CCSU men’s cross country dynasty extended to five as the Blue Devils edged Saint Francis U. for the NEC championship in Loretto, Pa. In perhaps the most dominant individual performance of the year in the conference, Bryant senior Elmear Black left the field in her wake in winning a second straight NEC women’s cross country individual title. She broke her own course record, crossing the tape in 17:46, over a minute ahead of her nearest competitor. Cementing her status as a future NEC Hall of Fame candidate, Saint Francis U. senior forward Tesa McKib-
School
Year Joined
Since Joining NEC Pct. vs. NEC Pct.
Bryant
2009
28-28
.500
20-18
.526
Central Connecticut State
1996
93-98
.487
63-57
.525
Duquesne
2008
34-31
.523
23-22
.511
Robert Morris
1996
102-87
.540
74-47
.612
Sacred Heart
1998
84-89
.486
47-67
.412
Saint Francis
1996
37-155
.193
20-101
.165
Wagner
1996
98-96
.505
59-63
.484
ben won NEC Women’s Soccer Player of the Year honors for the fourth straight season. It marked the first time in NCAA history a player has earned Conference MVP honors in each of her four years. She also claimed an unprecedented fourth straight NEC Golden Boot honor and ranked first in the nation with 2.45 points per game. RMU’s Chris Carper finished fourth in the nation in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and was named a first team USTFCCCA All-American. For the second straight year, LIU Brooklyn sprinter Brendon Rodney was named a second team All-American after finishing 13th in the 200 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. LIU teammate Mica-Jonathan Petit-Homme earned second team All-America honors following a 12th place finish in the 400 hurdles at the NCAA outdoor meet. It was three rounds of golf that LIU Brooklyn’s Marisol Doglioli will never forget. The sophomore established a new conference record, firing a six-under 210 (71-73-66) to win the NEC women’s golf individual title and help lead the Blackbirds to a three-peat. Her six-under 66 in the final round was also the lowest score in NEC championship history. An NEC record eight baseball players were taken in the 2014 MLB Draft, including three in the first eight rounds. Bryant hurler Kevin McAvoy went to the Red Sox in the fourth round, followed by LIU Brooklyn shortstop John Ziznewski (8th round, White Sox) and Sacred Heart pitcher Kody Kerski (8th, Mariners). In a remarkable feat, LIU Brooklyn’s Jenn Peters became the first student-athlete in league history to be named Rookie of the Year in multiple sports, claiming the honor in both women’s soccer and women’s lacrosse. Sparked by a spring season that has netted the Bulldogs a remarkable six NEC championships, Bryant won its first Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup. The six titles were the most in a single season in NEC history and one shy of the calendar year mark shared by FDU (1991-92), UMBC (1999-00) and Monmouth (2006-07). The Bulldogs also captured the Men’s Cup for the first time. Saint Francis U claimed the Joan Martin Women’s Cup for the second straight year and third time in school history. The NEC Hall of Fame announced its fourth Hall of Fame class in January, 2014. The three-member group included Robert Morris men’s basketball player Myron Walker, Sacred Heart women’s basketball player Amanda Pape and legendary Robert Morris football coach Joe Walton. To wrap a year filled with #NECPride, former FDU soccer star Alejandro Bedoya competed for the USMNT over the summer at the 2014 World Cup. — 19 — 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
On Campus & In The Community The NEC welcomed the class of 2017 to campus last summer as part of its annual outreach program designed to raise awareness and develop the league’s growing fan base. Over 8,000 students across the Conference were provided with NEC-logo drawstring bags filled with promotional products and coupons donated by a number of the league’s corporate partners along with an informative NEC Fan Guide. The NEC, its member institutions and student-athletes have made community involvement an important piece of its mission. In 2013-14, the NEC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) spent time at the Children’s Cancer Recovery Foundation in Harrisburg, PA during its annual meeting. As part of the visit, SAAC leaders volunteered time to preparing care packages that went to children around the country. The SAAC also participated in a “Penny Wars” fundraiser for a fifth straight year that resulted in a significant donation to the Cancer Recovery Foundation. To assist in raising breast cancer awareness, NEC women’s volleyball teams supported “Dig Pink” and women’s basketball teams participated in the WBCA’s “Pink Zone” promotion. For the fourth straight year, Sacred Heart was awarded the NEC Building Communities award. The award recognizes the institution which demonstrates the highest dedication to making an impact in the community through the efforts of its student-athletes, coaches and administrators. Over the course of the 2013-14 academic year, Sacred Heart donated over 11,000 hours of community service. In total, Conference members logged nearly 28,000 hours of community service.
Commitment to Sportsmanship The NEC continued its long-running participation in the NCAA’s Respect Campaign, an effort to promote an environment of respect and integrity at Conference events. The NEC Team Sportsmanship Award program recognized those teams and student-athletes who adhere to the principles of sportsmanship and pursue victory with honor. The NEC honored 22 teams for their commitment to sportsmanship during the 2013-14 academic year. Robert Morris and Sacred Heart took home four awards apiece. Since the NEC Team Sportsmanship program was instituted in 2008-09, Saint Francis U. has won a conference-best 29 awards. The Red Flash led the NEC in team sportsmanship honors each year from 2008-13.
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The Brenda Weare Commissioner’s cup The NEC Commissioner’s Cup was instituted during the 1986-87 season with LIU Brooklyn winning the inaugural award. Monmouth and Fairleigh Dickinson lead all NEC schools with seven and six Cups to their credit, respectively. Cup points are awarded in each NEC sponsored sport. For men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, football, women’s bowling, softball, men’s and women’s lacrosse and baseball, the final regular season standings are used to determine Cup points. Starting with the 2012-13 season, the NEC began awarding three bonus points to the NEC Tournament champion in those sports. In all other sports, points are awarded based on the finish at the NEC Championship events. In June of 2009, the NEC Commissioner’s Cup was renamed in honor of former commissioner Brenda Weare, who passed away after a courageous battle with synovial cell sarcoma, a rare form of cancer.
2013-14 Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup Overall Standings School
2013-14 NEC Commissioner’s Cup Men’s Standings
Points
1. Bryant............................ 208.37 2. Saint Francis U................ 193.93 3. Sacred Heart................... 192.03 4. Robert Morris............... 172.12 5. Central Conn. State......... 172.07 6. LIU Brooklyn................... 162.38 7. Wagner.......................... 144.37 8. Fairleigh Dickinson.......... 138.44 9. Mount St. Mary’s............. 128.26 10. St. Francis Brooklyn......... 75.88
School
2013-14 Joan Martin Commissioner’s Cup Women’s Standings
Points
1. Bryant............................ 110.20 2. Central Conn. State......... 88.18 3. Sacred Heart................... 87.98 4. Robert Morris............... 79.06 5. Saint Francis U................ 70.45 6. Wagner.......................... 62.22 7. Fairleigh Dickinson.......... 55.69 8. LIU Brooklyn................... 54.02 9. Mount St. Mary’s............. 51.87 10. St. Francis Brooklyn......... 39.87
School
Points
1. Saint Francis U................ 123.48 2. LIU Brooklyn................... 108.36 3. Sacred Heart................... 104.05 4. Bryant............................ 98.17 5. Robert Morris............... 93.06 6. Central Conn. State......... 83.89 7. Fairleigh Dickinson.......... 82.75 8. Wagner.......................... 82.15 9. Mount St. Mary’s............. 76.39 10. St. Francis Brooklyn......... 36.51
2013-14 Brenda Weare Commissioner’s Cup Final Standings Sport BRY
CCSU FDU LIU
MSM
RMU
SHU
SFBK
SFU
WC
M. Cross Country
9.88 14.00 4.38 ---- 7.13 12.63 8.50 3.00 11.25 5.75
W. Cross Country
12.63 7.13 4.38 ---- 11.25 9.88 14.00 3.00 8.50 5.75
Women’s Soccer
3.00 11.25 11.25 11.25 6.44 4.38 6.44
---- 17.00 8.50
11.65 14.00 6.93 6.93
---- 3.79 3.79 12.29 11.65 ----
Women’s Volleyball
4.57 12.43 4.57 17.00
---- 9.29 10.86 4.57 7.71 ----
Football
8.50 3.92 ---- ---- ---- 8.50 13.09
Men’s Soccer
---- 8.50 3.92
Women’s Swimming 12.17 10.33 ---- ---- 6.67 ---- 4.83 3.00 8.50 14.00 Men’s Indoor Track
4.22 11.56 5.44 14.00 9.11 6.67 12.78
3.00
7.89 10.33
Women’s Indoor Track 4.22 6.67 5.44 12.78 9.11 11.56 14.00 3.00 10.33 7.89 Women’s Bowling Men’s Basketball
----
---- 13.09 7.59
----
----
7.59
4.83 16.09 ----
11.56 7.28 5.44 5.44 12.72 14.00 3.00 9.72 7.28 12.78
Women’s Basketball 10.95 4.22 3.00 4.22 12.78 17.00 7.89 9.11 10.95 6.67 Women’s Golf Men’s Tennis
---- 4.57 10.86 14.00
----
7.71 9.29 3.00 12.43 6.14
14.00 ---- 12.43 ---- 5.36 5.36 10.08 5.36 10.08 5.36
Women’s Tennis
10.57
---- 14.00 12.63
6.44
6.44 6.44 3.00 10.57 6.44
Men’s Golf
14.00 11.25 12.63 8.50
----
9.88 5.75 3.00 7.13 4.38
Women’s Lacrosse
17.00 9.29 ---- 3.79 6.93 10.86 6.93 ---- 3.79 12.43
Men’s Lacrosse
15.17 ---- ---- ---- 4.83 6.67 10.33
Men’s Outdoor Track
----
---- 3.00
4.22 14.00 5.44 12.78 7.89 11.56 10.33 3.00 6.67 9.11
Women’s Outdoor Track 6.06 6.06 4.22 14.00 10.33 11.56 12.78 3.00 9.11 7.89 17.00 11.94 11.94 9.88
17.00 12.17 3.00 7.59 4.83 ---- 10.33 ---- ---- 7.59
Total Men Women
6.44
4.38 3.00 ---- 8.50 6.44
Softball Baseball
208.37 172.07 138.44 162.38 128.26 172.12 192.03 75.88 193.93 144.37 110.20 88.18 55.69 54.02 51.87 79.06 87.98 39.37 70.45 62.22 98.17 83.89 82.75 108.36 76.39 93.06 104.05 36.51 123.48 82.15 — 21 — 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
Head Coach John Banaszak John Banaszak became the second head football coach in Robert Morris University history in December 2013. He served as an assistant coach for the Colonials for 11 consecutive years prior to taking over the top spot, including the past six as assistant head coach. Banaszak was selected as Coach-In-Waiting in January 2012 at a press conference at the Charles L. Sewall Center, allowing for a simple transition following the 2013 campaign. At the end of the 2013 season, not long before Banaszak was set to move into the head role, he was named as the Assistant Coach of the Year at the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as selected by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). He was one of five coaches selected, each at different levels of college football, for dedication to their teams and communities. He was the first Robert Morris coach, as well as the first from the Northeast Conference (NEC), to claim this honor. The 2013 season was Banaszak’s sixth as assistant head coach for Robert Morris. Among his numerous duties with the program, he has been responsible for tutoring the defensive line and the special teams unit. Under Banaszak’s guidance in 2013, Robert Morris led the NEC in net punting, punt return defense and punt return average while also placing second in the league in kickoff coverage. The Colonials ranked third nationally in punt returns as Banaszak guided Antwan Eddie to a single-season school record 405 punt return yards. Banaszak was also a key component in instructing a RMU defense that finished second in the NEC in total
defense within league play. Robert Morris finished its regular season ranked among the top 25 nationally in a number of defensive categories, including third-down defense, first downs allowed, passing defense, red zone defense, passing efficiency defense, turnovers gained and total defense. He helped A.J. Holderman, a former fullback, enjoy a breakout campaign that saw him finish with 14.5 tackles for loss, the third-highest figure in RMU single-season annals. With Banaszak’s assistance, RMU has led the NEC in total defense four times in the past 10 years (2004, 2006, 2009, 2010) and ranked among the top four nine times in the past 11 seasons.
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Banaszak was a key component to a 2010 defense that led the NEC in total defense, allowing an average of 312.6 yards per game, and coaching a defensive line that recorded 13 of RMU’s 21 sacks as the Colonials claimed the NEC’s inaugural berth in the NCAA FCS Playoffs. In 2006, Banaszak helped tutor an RMU defense that led I-AA (now the Football Championship Subdivision) in total defense, allowing an average of just 228.36 yards per game. A total of 10 of the 13 players in school history to earn All-NEC recognition on the defensive line have come under the tutelage of Banaszak, including Nolan Nearhoof (2009-12), who was named the 2012 NEC Defensive Player of the Year after breaking both the school and league records for career sacks. Nearhoof would go on to earn All-America honors courtesy of The Sports Network, becoming the third Colonial defensive lineman to claim an All-America nod under Banaszak in a seven year span. Under Banaszak’s guidance, former defensive lineman Ray Gensler (2003-06) tied the RMU single-season school record for sacks with 11 in 2006 en route to earning All-NEC First Team honors. Gensler also established a career record in sacks with 19 thanks to 11 in 2006 prior to Nearhoof breaking the mark, and the Robert Morris defensive line that season recorded 28½ of RMU’s school record 34 sacks. Former defensive linemen Jason Forrest (2002-05) and Mark Szymanski (2007-10) earned multiple All-NEC honors with the guidance of Banaszak, as Forrest was
a three-time All-NEC selection and Szymanski garnered All-NEC accolades twice. In addition, also earning All-NEC honors on the defensive line with the help of Banaszak were Will Weathers (2003), Babafemi Odumeru (2004), Matt Brunck (2006), Colyn Haugh (2006) and Forrest Mason (2013). As much as Banaszak’s presence has been felt on the defensive side of the ball, the same can be said on special teams. Eddie became the fifth different Colonial to win an award at return specialist within the past decade. Under Banaszak’s leadership, former Colonials Dante Settles (2000-04), Tyjuan Massey (2002-05), Mario Hines (2004-07) and Anthony Coleman (2008-11) garnered All-NEC honors at return specialist, the first players in RMU history to earn such a distinction. Banaszak helped Coleman establish Robert Morris career records for kickoff returns (110) and kickoff return yards (2,422), while Hines owns Robert Morris single-game records for kickoff (165) and punt (112) return yards as well as the Colonial single-season mark for average punt return (16.29 yards). Banaszak has also tutored the only three Colonials, Settles, Hines and Eddie, to return a punt for a touchdown. Former punter Nick Schirztinger (2007-10) thrived under the tutelage of Banaszak, as he finished his career as arguably RMU’s greatest punter ever. Schirtzinger, a two-time All-NEC selection, owns Colonial career records for punts (230), punting yards (9,290) and average yards per punt (40.4) and also owns four of the top seven marks in the RMU single-season record book for punting yards.
Tony LaMancusa also performed well in punting under Banaszak as he earned his first All-NEC nod after the 2013 campaign. True freshman Connor Shennan also contributed in his first season on special teams in 2013 as his 61.8 average on kickoffs and 15 touchbacks helped the Colonials lead the league in both of those categories. Prior to RMU, Banaszak served as the 30th head coach in Washington & Jefferson football history, leading the Presidents to a record of 38-9 (.809) in his four
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seasons on the sidelines between 1999 and 2002. In each of those four campaigns, he was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and ranks third on the college’s all-time victory list. A graduate of Eastern Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in health, physical education and recreation, Banaszak signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to the 1975 season and was one of only three rookies to make the defending Super Bowl champion team out of training camp. Primarily a special teams player on Pittsburgh’s Super Bowl X championship team, Banaszak started five games the following season and then started at both right end and inside tackle in 1977 before suffering a knee injury that forced him to the injured reserve list. Between 1978 and 1980, Banaszak started 45 regular-season games at defensive end as the Steelers won back-to-back Super Bowl championships. In Super Bowl XIII, Banaszak recorded six tackles, including a pair of sacks, and a fumble recovery in a 35-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, which garnered him Defensive Player of the Game honors. The following year in Super Bowl XIV, Banaszak finished with five tackles and a sack in a 31-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Upon completion of his stint with the Steelers, Banaszak spent the 1983 and 1984 seasons with the Michigan Panthers of the USFL. He then moved on to serve as a player/coach with the Memphis Showboats, also of the USFL, in 1985. While with the Showboats, Banaszak mentored former NFL standout Reggie White. Banaszak and his wife, Mary, have three children. They reside in McMurray, Pa.
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ASSISTANT COACHES In his 13th season with the RMU coaching staff is Scott Farison, and the 2014 campaign marks his eighth year as the program’s defensive coordinator. He served as the program’s recruiting coordinator for 10 years before relinquishing the role to Andrew Richardson in 2014. Under Farison’s tutelage, the Colonials have finished among the top 25 nationally in total defense a total of six times, including finishing among the top 11 on four occasions. In addition, Farison has been directly responsible for helping four Colonials earn NEC Defensive Player of the Year accolades. A native of Marion, Ohio, Farison, the longest tenured coach on the staff, is a 2001 graduate of Mercyhurst University, where for three years he played quarterback for the Lakers after transferring from Arizona State in 1998. Farison holds the Mercyhurst career record for total offense gained per play (6.17). The 2014 campaign marks the first season for Darrin Hicks as an assistant at Robert Morris, and he serves as the program’s offensive coordinator. A native of Weirton, W. Va., Hicks brings 17 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Colonials, including 10 as an offensive coordinator. As an assistant coach with Delta State University from 2007 to 2009, Hicks twice helped lead the Statesmen to the Division II playoffs. Hicks began his coaching career at Emporia
State University from 1996 to 1998 and has also had coaching stops at California Lutheran (1999-2001), Washington & Jefferson (2002), Texas State (2003), SiTanka Huron (2004), the United States Merchant Marine Academy (2005), North Carolina Wesleyan (2010-12) and St. Augustine’s (2013). In his eighth season as an assistant coach for Robert Morris is Andrew Richardson, who is responsible for coaching the offensive line. In January of 2009, Richardson joined the RMU coaching staff full time after spending the 2007 and 2008 seasons as a graduate assistant coach. In the spring of 2014, Richardson was named the program’s recruiting coordinator. A 2005 graduate of Penn State University and a native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Richardson was a four-year letterwinner for the Nittany Lions at offensive tackle. In 2005, Richardson started the final seven games at right tackle for a Penn State club that finished 11-1 and garnered a 26-23 triple overtime victory over Florida State in the 2006 FedEx Orange Bowl. The 2014 campaign marks the sixth season for Bill Hurley as an assistant coach at Robert Morris. A 1980 graduate of Syracuse and a native of Kenmore, N.Y., Hurley coaches the Colonial secondary. Hurley spent four seasons as defensive backs coach at Duquesne
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from 2004-07 prior to joining the RMU staff. Hurley was a four-year starter at quarterback for Syracuse, establishing 23 school records and being honored as the 1979 ECAC Offensive Player of the Year. As a senior with the Orange, Hurley helped lead Syracuse to the Independence Bowl, the program’s first bowl appearance in 12 years. In his sixth season with the RMU coaching staff in 2014 is Patrick Shepard, who coaches the receivers. A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Shepard spent two seasons at Robert Morris as a graduate assistant coach, earning a Master of Science degree in communications and information systems. Shepard was a three-year letterwinner at Miami (Ohio) University, appearing in 37 games as a tight with the Red Hawks. Paul Mulbah is in his third season as an assistant coach with RMU in 2014, and he assists in coaching the secondary. A 2008 graduate of Duquesne University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance, Mulbah appeared in 40 games as a defensive back for the Dukes from 2004 to 2007. He finished his career with 129 career tackles, including a career-high 49 as a senior in 2007. Mulbah, a native of Greenbelt, Md., also compiled a pair of interceptions and nine pass breakups in earning four varsity letters at Duquesne.
2014 ROBERT MORRIS COACHING STAFF Left to Right: Alex DiMichele (Inside Linebackers), Cornelius Coleman (Defensive Line), Nick McVay (H-backs, Tight Ends), Scott Farison (Defensive Coordinator), Sal Oliverio (Student Assistant), Pat Shephard (Receivers), Myles Russ (Running Backs), John Banaszak (Head Coach), Tanner Schultheis (Football Coordinator), Paul Mulbah (Assistant Secondary), R.J. Cook (Student Assistant), Bill Hurley (Secondary), Darrin Hicks (Offensive Coordinator), Andrew Richardson (Offensive Line), Mike Brown (Football Intern)
In his third season at Robert Morris as an assistant coach is Myles Russ, who is responsible for tutoring the RMU running backs. One of the most decorated players in school history, the Boca Raton, Fla., native finished his career as the program’s all-time leading rusher by compiling 4,271 yards from 2007 to 2010. Named the 2010 Northeast Conference Offensive Player of the Year after helping lead the Colonials to a share of the regularseason championship and the league’s inaugural berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs, Russ also owns the Robert Morris career school record for all-purpose yards (4,651). The 2014 campaign marks the third year as an assistant coach at Robert Morris for Alex DiMichele, who coaches the inside linebackers. In three seasons at RMU after transferring from Temple University, DiMichele registered 330 tackles at linebacker, which ranks second all-time in the career record book. In
his first season with the Colonials in 2008, DiMichele established the single-season school record for stops with 116. He was tabbed the 2010 Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year after helping guide Robert Morris to a share of the regular-season title and the league’s inaugural berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs. In his first season with the Colonials in 2014 is Cornelius Coleman, who is responsible for coaching the defensive line. A native of Washington, D.C., Coleman spent seven years as a member of the Averett University coaching staff from 2007 to 2013 prior to joining the RMU staff, including assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator. Coleman was a four-year letterwinner at defensive end for Waynesburg from 1996 to 1999, earning All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference First Team honors after his senior season. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from Waynesburg and also owns a Master of Business Administration from Waynesburg (2003), a Master of Science degree in sport management from RMU (2006) and a Doctorate of Education in educational leadership from Argosy University (2014). — 27 — 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
Also in his first season as a member of the RMU coaching staff is Nick McVay, who spent the 2013 campaign with the Colonials as an intern. In his new role as part of the Robert Morris coaching staff, McVay tutors the RMU H-backs and tight ends. Prior to Robert Morris, McVay served as a student assistant coach at Otterbein in 2012, working primarily with the receivers. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in health and physical education from Otterbein in 2013 and was a three-year letterwinner in football and a two-year letterwinner in lacrosse.
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2014-15 ROBERT MORRIS CHEERLEADERS
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2014 COLONIALS
#1 Cameron Sutherland Defensive Back • 6-1 • 190 • Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#2 Chaq Nettles Wide Receiver • 6-1 • 175 • So. Williamsville, N.Y.
#3 Derik Abbott Quarterback • 5-11 • 190 • Jr. Orlando, Fla.
#5 Phil Peckich Wide Receiver • 5-10 • 190 • Sr. McKees Rocks, Pa.
#7 Duane Mitchell Wide Receiver • 6-1 • 205 • Sr. Monroe Falls, Ohio
#9 Chad Dawgiello Wide Receiver • 6-1 • 190 • Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#4 Jamison Williams Wide Receiver • 6-4 • 195 • Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio
#6 Antwan Eddie Cornerback • 5-10 • 180 • Sr. Homestead, Fla.
Antwan Eddie
Duane Mitchell
#10 Craig Thompson Defensive Back • 5-10 • 165 • Fr. Oakdale, Pa.
#11 Mike Stojkovic Linebacker • 6-2 • 220 • Sr. Katy, Texas — 31 —
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#8 Nic Lamica Linebacker • 6-4 • 225 • So. Grand Rapids, Mich.
#12 Joe Carroll Quarterback • 6-3 • 195 • So. Jefferson Hills, Pa.
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#13 Luke Brumbaugh Quarterback • 6-2 • 185 • So. McDonald, Pa.
#14 Sean Gavin Wide Receiver • 6-0 • 175 • Jr. Glenshaw Pa.
#15 Logan Kelleher Defensive Back • 5-9 • 190 • So. Cincinnati, Ohio
#16 Drew Allen Defensive Back • 6-1 • 170 • Fr. New Castle, Pa.
#17 Luke Centofanti Wide Receiver • 5-11 • 190 • Jr. West Mifflin, Pa.
#18 Andy Smigiera Defensive Back • 6-1 • 200 • So. West Seneca, N.Y.
#19 Marcus Prather Wide Receiver • 6-2 • 195 • Jr. Weirton, W.Va.
#20 Kenny Davis Running Back • 5-7 • 170 • Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio
#21 David Taylor Defensive Back • 5-11 • 175 • Jr. Deland, Fla.
#22 Ryan Thermil Running Back • 5-9 • 235 • Sr. Fort Washington, Md.
#23 Kyle Buss Wide Receiver • 5-10 • 190 • Fr. Mechanicville, N.Y.
#23 Marquis Robinson Defensive Back • 5-9 • 180 • Fr. Silver Spring, Md.
#24 Rameses Owens Running Back • 6-2 • 210 • Fr. Shaker Heights, Ohio
#25 Warren Fields Wide Receiver • 5-11 • 185 • Jr. Miami, Fla.
#26 Sam Woods Defensive Back • 5-11 • 190 • So. North Canton, Ohio
#27 Keith O’Kelly Defensive Back • 5-7 • 165 • Sr. Waldorf, Md.
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2014 COLONIALS
#27 Travis Gregg Running Back • 5-10 • 195 • Jr. Byron Center, Mich.
#28 Desmond Kent Defensive Back • 5-11 • 180 • So. Harrisburg, Pa.
#28 Caleb Stennis Running Back • 5-9 • 195 • So. Frederick, Md.
#29 Davone Swain Defensive Back • 5-10 • 210 • Sr. Lumberton, N.J.
#31 Jimmy Masson Linebacker • 6-0 • 195 • So. Boca Raton, Fla
#33 Codi Casper Defensive Back • 5-9 • 175 • Sr. Carrollton, Ohio
#29 Hunter Khaleghi Kicker/Punter • 5-10 • 175 • Sr. San Diego, Calif.
#30 Owen Nearhoof Defensive Back • 6-0 • 180 • Fr. Mars, Pa.
Ryan Thermil
Andy Smigiera
#34 Corey Garry Tight End • 5-11 • 250 • Jr. McDonald, Pa.
#35 Shane McFarland Defensive Back • 5-10 • 195 • Fr. Hillsville, Pa. — 33 —
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#32 Zach Cooper Linebacker • 5-9 • 195 • So. Hurricane, W.Va.
#36 Cole Blake Running Back • 6-0 • 205 • Fr. Crescent, Pa.
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#37 Erich Maine Running Back • 6-0 • 220 • So. Delray Beach, Fla.
#38 Tony LaMancusa Punter • 5-10 • 195 • Sr. Tonawanda, N.Y.
#39 Forrest Barnes Running Back • 5-10 • 195 • So. Cranberry Township, Pa.
#41 Luke Zearing Tight End • 5-10 • 235 • Jr. Ebensburg, Pa.
#43 Austin Brown Tight End • 5-7 • 195 • Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich.
#46 Joseph Uhatafe Linebacker • 6-1 • 230 • Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla.
#40 Drew Hogan Defensive Back • 6-0 • 195 • Fr. Endicott, N.Y.
#42 Ben Line Tight End • 6-1 • 230 • Fr. Oxford, Mich.
Tony LaMancusa
Erich Maine
#47 Connor Shennan Kicker • 6-2 • 195 • So. Plymouth, Mich.
#48 Ryan Richards Jr. Defensive Back • 6-2 • 190 • Fr. Buffalo, N.Y. — 34 —
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#44 David Steele Linebacker • 6-2 • 185 • Fr. Cleveland Heights, Ohio
#49 Luke Mueller Linebacker • 6-1 • 200 • R-Sr. Cranberry Township, Pa.
2014 COLONIALS
#50 Gerald Ferguson Linebacker • 6-3 • 205 • Fr. Delray Beach, Fla.
#51 Kenneth Ward Linebacker • 6-0 • 220 • Fr. McMurray, Pa.
#52 Anthony Lucian Offensive Line • 6-4 • 265 • Jr. New Market, Md.
#56 Austin Trgovcich Defensive Line • 6-3 • 260 • Jr. Youngstown, Ohio
#58 Jake Tkach Linebacker • 6-0 • 245 • Sr. West Mifflin, Pa.
#61 Dylan Knight Offensive Line • 6-5 • 300 • Sr. Dover, Ohio
#53 Zack Zamiska Defensive Line • 6-5 • 290 • So. Avon Lake, Ohio
#57 Collier Smith Linebacker • 6-2 • 225 • Fr. Birmingham, Ala.
Luke Mueller
Connor Shennan
#62 Marcus Coury Offensive Line • 6-2 • 265 • Fr. Sewickley, Pa.
#63 Carlton Watson Offensive Line • 6-2 • 270 • So. Pittsburgh, Pa. — 35 —
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#59 Warren Lumsden Defensive Line • 6-1 • 250 • Fr. Englewood, N.J.
#64 Steven Barnes Offensive Line • 6-2 • 295 • Fr. DuBois, Pa.
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#65 Chris O’Connor Offensive Line • 6-6 • 305 • So. Warminster, Pa.
#66 Mike Lamb Offensive Line • 6-7 • 355 • Fr. Lancaster, N.Y.
#68 Nick Faraci Offensive Line • 6-1 • 285 • Sr. McDonald, Pa.
#72 Josh Thiel Offensive Line • 6-2 • 285 • Jr. Liberty Township, Ohio
#74 Jonah Tyus Offensive Line • 6-4 • 345 • Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#77 Max Robertson Offensive Line • 6-3 • 305 • Jr. Deland, Fla.
#71 Jon Hill Offensive Line • 6-4 • 290 • R-Sr. Lake Orion, Mich.
#73 Drew Garbenis Offensive Line • 6-5 • 315 • So. West Chester, Ohio
Forrest Mason
Jon Hill
#78 Mitch Morrison Offensive Line • 6-1 • 265 • Fr. Mentor, Ohio
#79 Riley Feenan Offensive Line • 6-7 • 320 • So. Delta, British Columbia — 36 —
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#76 Blake Chambliss Offensive Line • 6-4 • 275 • So. Cincinnati, Ohio
#80 Uyi Akpan Wide Receiver • 6-0 • 190 • Sr. Voorhees, N.J.
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#81 Justin Kempka Tight End • 6-3 • 235 • Jr. Greensburg, Pa.
#82 Zach Walker Wide Receiver • 6-0 • 200 • Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich.
#83 Matt Petrella Wide Receiver • 6-1 • 190 • So. Steubenville, Ohio
#84 Michael Woltz Tight End • 6-2 • 225 • So. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#86 Kaleb Springer Tight End • 5-11 • 220 • So. Duncansville, Pa.
#87 Jordan Blackmon Wide Receiver • 5-11 • 180 • So. Pittsburgh, Pa.
#90 Forrest Mason Defensive Line • 6-2 • 275 • Sr. Union Bridge, Md.
#91 Collin Giesey Defensive End • 6-3 • 270 • Fr. Villa Rica, Ga.
#92 Ryan Lewis Defensive End • 6-4 • 270 • So. McKees Rocka, Pa.
#94 Cody Roop Defensive Line • 6-0 • 275 • Fr. Oxford, Mich.
#95 Steven Fiadewornu Defensive Tackle • 6-4 • 295 • So. Zurich, Switzerland
#96 Justin Boyette Defensive Line • 6-5 • 290 • Fr. Lansdale, Pa.
#97 Henry Jartu Defensive Line • 6-0 • 310 • R-Sr. Lake Worth, Fla.
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#99 Max Onyenwe Defensive Tackle • 6-1 • 300 • So. Washington, D.C.
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TODAY’S GAME Central Conn. State (2-4 / 0-1 NEC) vs. Robert Morris (0-6 / 0-1 NEC) Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Noon Joe Walton Stadium (3,000) - Moon Township, Pa. Radio: 970 ESPN (Chris Shovlin - play-by-play & Brian Cleary - color) Video: www.RMUColonials.com
The Robert Morris University football team looks for a little déjà vu this afternoon when it hosts Central Connecticut State at Joe Walton Stadium in a Noon kickoff. Yesterday marked the five-year anniversary that the Colonials posted a 28-0 victory over Saint Francis at Walton Stadium. What’s significant about that win is that RMU opened the 2009 campaign 0-6 before earning a victory over the Red Flash that featured a 25-yard pick six by former defensive back Rolf Bathold (2007-10). Robert Morris eventually closed the year on a five-game winning streak, which helped bolster a championship run the following season in 2010. The Colonials are still in search of their first victory this season, which would be the first for John Banaszak as head coach at RMU. Last week, Robert Morris opened the Northeast Conference portion of its slate with a 52-13 loss at Sacred Heart (10/11). The Pioneers, the defending NEC champions, scored four touchdowns in the first quarter in jumping out to a 28-0 lead en route to the victory. The Colonials never recovered, falling behind at halftime, 38-6. In his second career start, junior quarterback Derik Abbott finished 14-for-24 passing for 230 yards, two touchdowns and a pair of interceptions. He tossed his first touchdown pass early in the second quarter, connecting with junior tight end Justin Kempka for a one-yard touchdown with 14:17 left in the second quarter. Sophomore wide receiver Nic Lamica, who started the year on defense at linebacker, hauled in his first collegiate touchdown in the fourth quarter, as Abbott connected with the rookie for a 20-yard scoring pass with 5:55 to play. Lamica paced the RMU receiving corps with four catches for 93 yards and a touchdown at Sacred Heart and in two games on offense owns seven receptions for 107 yards. Senior wide receiver Duane Mitchell continues to move up the career charts, as he finished with three catches for 50 yards against the Pioneers. Mitchell enters today’s game against the Blue
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Devils ranked third all-time at Robert Morris in both receptions (111) and receiving yards (1,617) and with a solid game this afternoon could find himself in second in both categories. Mitchell is just one reception shy of second place, which is held by former wide receiver Tyjuan Massey (2002-05). Currently occupying second place for receiving yards is former tight end Shadre King (2008-11) with 1,698 yards. Leading the defense at Sacred Heart for RMU was sophomore defensive back Andy Smigiera, who finished with nine tackles, including three solo stops. Smigiera ranks third for the Colonials so far this year in tackles with 42 and is one of three players to currently tie for team-high honors in solo stops with 25. Also owning 25 solo takedowns is senior linebacker Mike Stojkovic and junior defensive back David Taylor. On special teams, senior Tony LaMancusa established a new school record for career punts last week against the Pioneers, as he enters today’s game with 231. LaMancusa, who is averaging 34.4 yards per punt so far this season, currently ranks second all-time at Robert Morris in punting yards with 8,476. The Colonials continue league play on the road after hosting Central Connecticut State this afternoon. RMU travels to Smithfield, R.I., Saturday, Oct. 25, for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff against Bryant before returning home for a two-game homestand beginning with Wagner Saturday, Nov. 8. TODAY’S OFFICIALS Referee – Jimmie Burks Umpire – Jim Kauffman Linesman – Anthony Ciccaglione Line Judge – Mark Cherpak Field Judge – John Shallet Side Judge – Doug Donnelly Back Judge – Anthony Ganzak Clock Operator – Jeff Martin Play Clock – Jack Zilles
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PROBABLE STARTERS When the Blue Devils have the ball … Robert Morris Defense LE 92 Ryan Lewis (6-4, 270, So.) NG 53 Zack Zamiska (6-5, 290, So.) RE 90 Forrest Mason (6-2, 275, Sr.) OLB 31 Jimmy Masson (6-4, 225, So.) ILB 58 Jake Tkach (6-0, 245, Sr.) ILB 11 Mike Stojkovic (6-2, 220, Sr.) OLB 49 Luke Mueller (6-1, 200, R-Sr.) CB 6 Antwan Eddie (5-10, 180, Sr.) SS 26 Sam Woods (5-11, 190, So.) WS 18 Andy Smigiera (6-1, 200, So.) CB 21 David Taylor (5-11, 175, Jr.) P 38 Tony LaMancusa (5-10, 195, Sr.)
Central Connecticut State Offense WR 21 Tyrell Holmes (6-2, 190, Sr.) LT 68 Tyler Hurd (6-4, 290, Sr.) LG 70 Mike Money (6-5, 300, Jr.) C 50 Hernst Milfort (6-0, 270, Jr.) RG 66 Paul Spada (6-5, 284, So.) RT 55 Jonah Dorsey (6-5, 305, R-Fr.) TE 82 Matt Braddock (6-1, 220, So.) QB 14 Nick SanGiacomo (6-3, 224, Jr.) RB 22 Rob Hollomon (5-8, 170, Sr.) WR 33 Dan Hebert (5-9, 170, So.) WR 84 Scott Benzing (6-1, 185, Sr.) PK 38 Ed Groth (5-10, 180, So.)
When the Colonials have the ball … Central Connecticut State Defense DE 59 Willie Maxen (6-0, 260, Jr.) NT 76 Justin Douglas (6-3, 310, Fr.) DT 52 Austin Wezenski (6-3, 275, So.) OLB 13 Josh Alaeze (6-1, 240, Sr.) ILB 23 C.J. Morrison (5-8, 200, Jr.) ILB 42 Shacor Privott (6-2, 250, Fr.) R 20 Andrew Murdock (6-2, 198, Sr.) CB 28 David Campbell (5-10, 185, So.) SS 6 Josh Celerin (6-0, 205, Jr.) FS 5 Chris Abner (6-0, 205, Sr.) CB 1 Jevon Elmore (5-10, 185, So.) P 38 Ed Groth (5-10, 180, So.)
Robert Morris Offense WR 7 Duane Mitchell (6-1, 205, Sr.) LT 76 Blake Chambliss (6-4, 275, So.) LG 77 Max Robertson (6-3, 305, Jr.) C 68 Nick Faraci (6-1, 285, Sr.) RG 72 Josh Thiel (6-2, 285, Jr.) RT 71 Jon Hill (6-4, 290, R-Sr.) TE 81 Justin Kempka (6-3, 235, Jr.) QB 3 Derik Abbott (5-11, 190, Jr.) RB 24 Rameses Owens (6-2, 210, Fr.) WR 8 Nic Lamica (6-4, 225, So.) WR 17 Luke Centofanti (5-11, 190, Jr.) PK 29 Hunter Khaleghi (5-10, 175, Sr.)
Central Conn. State 2014 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr. Hometown/High School or Junior College
No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr. Hometown/High School or Junior College
1 Jevon Elmore................ CB 5-10 185 So. New London, Conn. / USMA Prep
45 Kyle Jordan................... RB 6-0 220 Fr.
2 Shawn Robinson............ CB 6-3 200 Sr.
46 Kenny Thomas............... ILB 6-1 235 So. Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Curley
3 Julian Grant.................. S
Stamford, Conn. / Trinity Catholic
6-0 195 So. Orlando, Fla. / Olympia
Norwalk, Conn. / Hyde School
47 Eric Brainard................. RB 5-9 210 Sr.
Andover, Conn. / RHAM
4 Quinn Fleeting............... QB 6-0 175 R-Fr. Windsor, Conn. / Windsor
48 Jake Pinho.................... CB 5-7 172 Jr.
Prospect, Conn. / Woodland Regional
5 Chris Abner................... S
6-0 205 Sr.
Boston, Mass. / Canterbury School
50 Hernst Milfort................ OL 6-0 270 Jr.
Stratford, Conn. / Bunnell
6 Josh Celerin.................. S
6-0 205 Jr.
Tampa, Fla. / Brandon
51 Marcus Esteves............. LB 5-11 225 Fr.
Oxford, Conn. / Oxford
7 Keir Minor..................... OLB 6-3 210 So. Newark, N.J. / Barringer
52 Austin Wezenski............ DL 6-3 275 So. Killingworth, Conn. / Xavier
8 Brennden Cullen............ TE 6-3 220 Jr.
Colchester, Conn. / Bacon Academy
53 Travis Buzzo.................. OL 6-1 265 So. Culpepper, Va. / Liberty
9 Tavion Pauldo................ QB 6-2 185 Fr.
Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Cleveland Heights
54 David Rose.................... ILB 6-1 215 Sr.
10 Tom Balacki.................. QB 6-1 190 Fr.
Huntington, N.Y. / Elwood-John H. Glenn
55 Jonah Dorsey................ OL 6-5 305 R-Fr. Newington, Conn. / Xavier
11 Willie Quarles................ WR 5-10 185 Jr.
Torrington, Conn. / Torrington
56 Darick Orange............... OL 6-1 300 R-Fr. Hampton, Conn. / Windham RVT
Hamden, Conn. / Notre Dame
12 Darius Cohen................ RB 5-9 175 So. Clewiston, Fla. / Moore Haven
57 Anthony Davis............... DL/OL 6-1 290 So. Holbrook, Mass. / Brockton
13 Josh Alaeze................... OLB 6-1 242 Sr.
Baltimore, Md. / Dunbar
58 Carlton Steer................. LB 6-3 255 Fr.
East Hartford, Conn. / Cushing
14 Nick SanGiacomo.......... QB 6-3 224 Jr.
Barnegat, N.J. / Tulane
59 Willie Maxen.................. DL 6-0 260 Jr.
Southbury, Conn. / Pomperaug
15 Xavier Jenkins............... WR 6-0 180 R-Fr. Easton, Pa. / Easton Area
64 Kortney Leftridge........... OL 6-3 325 Jr.
Hamden, Conn. / Hamden
16 Aaron Berardino............ WR 5-11 190 Jr.
Windsor, Conn. / Windsor
66 Paul Spada.................... OL 6-5 284 So. Rocky Hill, Conn. / Rocky Hill
17 Khendell Puryear........... DB 5-9 165 Fr.
Brooklyn, N.Y. / Abraham Lincoln
68 Tyler Hurd..................... OL 6-4 290 Jr.
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs
18 William Hodge III............ DB 6-2 165 Fr.
Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. / Walter Panas
70 Mike Money.................. OL 6-5 300 Jr.
Fairfield, Conn. / Fairfield Warde
19 Joey Fields.................... WR 5-8 170 Fr.
Toms River, N.J. / Monsignor Donovan
71 Nathan Chrzanowski...... OL 6-4 315 Fr.
Mashpee, Mass. / Bridgton Academy
20 Andrew Murdock........... R
Queens, N.Y. / Holy Cross
72 Tyler Collins................... DL 6-1 255 So. Syracuse, N.Y. / Corcoraw
21 Tyrell Holmes................. WR 6-2 190 Sr.
Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Eastern
73 David Cinti.................... OL 6-4 297 Fr.
Vestal, N.Y. / West Haven
22 Rob Hollomon................ RB 5-8 170 Sr.
Philadelphia, Pa. / Kent State
74 Charles Montalbano....... OL 6-5 325 Fr.
Phillipston, Mass. / Bridgton Academy
23 C.J. Morrison................ ILB 5-8 200 Jr.
Hartford, Conn. / Capital Prep
76 Justin Douglas............... DL 6-3 310 Fr.
New Rochelle, N.Y. / Trinity-Pawling
24 Brenden Lytton.............. RB 5-10 210 So. Torrington, Conn. / Milford Academy
77 Nathaniel Jones............. DL 6-2 290 Jr.
Smyrna, Del. / -
25 Brandon Hollomon......... WR 5-10 175 Jr.
78 Anthony Maggio............ OL 6-5 270 So. Lafayette, N.J. / Pope John XXIII
6-2 198 Sr.
Philadelphia, Pa. / Kansas
26 Ahmond Gomez............. CB 6-0 164 So. Norwich, Conn. / New London
79 Jared Nation................. OL 6-6 320 Fr.
Sunrise, Fla. / Piper
27 Jihad Whitaker.............. DB 6-0 181 Fr.
80 Tynique Woods-Culver... WR 5-11 162 Fr.
Windsor, Conn. / Windsor
28 David Campbell............. CB 5-10 185 So. Bloomfield, Conn. / Bloomfield
81 Miguel Godoy................ WR 5-9 190 Jr.
West Hartford, Conn. / Hall
29 Devon Lofton................. RB 5-9 180 R-Fr. Fairfield, Conn. / Bridgton Academy
82 Matt Braddock............... TE 6-1 220 So. South Windsor, Conn. / South Windsor
30 Derrick Stone Jr............. CB 6-0 180 Fr.
Roxbury, Mass. / Loomis Chaffee
83 Jose Garcia................... WR 5-10 167 Fr.
New London, Conn. / New London
31 Johnathan Stackhouse... DB 5-11 178 Fr.
Syracuse, N.Y. / CBA
84 Scott Benzing................ WR 6-1 185 Sr.
Brookfield, Conn. / Bridgton Academy
32 Justin Rose................... LB 6-2 210 Fr.
Southington, Conn. / Avon Old Farms
85 Kenneth Artsma............. LB 6-1 220 Fr.
Vernon, N.J. / Vernon
33 Dan Hebert.................... WR 5-9 170 So. Newtown, Conn. / Newtown
86 Thomas Tarantino.......... TE 6-2 235 Sr.
Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Eastern
34 Leandro Santos............. DB 5-8 185 So. Wethersfield, Conn. / Wethersfield
87 KJ Smith....................... TE 6-2 220 Fr.
Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Eastern
35 Randall LaGuerre........... LB 6-2 215 Fr.
88 Shawn Campbell........... WR 6-2 210 Sr.
Hartford, Conn. / Hartford Public
Bridgeport, Conn. / Bassick
Union, N.J. / Union
37 Lamar Bowsky............... RB 5-9 170 So. New Britain, Conn. / New Britain
91 Asia Bolling................... DL 6-3 225 So. Stratford, Conn. / Milford Academy
38 Ed Groth....................... K/P 5-10 180 So. Shelton, Conn. / Shelton
92 Lance Ormsby............... R
39 Sean Aiudi..................... LB 6-2 225 Fr.
Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Eastern
95 Nick Landau.................. DL 6-3 218 Fr.
Newtown, Conn. / Newtown
40 Kevin Loschiavo............. DB 6-0 190 Fr.
Oxford, Conn. / Oxford
96 Victor Harris.................. DL 6-3 235 Sr.
Windsor, Conn. / Windsor
41 Frankie Palmer.............. K/P 6-0 165 Fr.
Danbury, Conn. / Trinity-Pawling
97 Jalen Hill....................... DL 6-3 265 Jr.
Bloomfield, Conn. / Bloomfield
42 Shacor Privott................ LB 6-2 250 Fr.
Middletown, Conn. / Wilbraham & Monson
98 Landon Reecher............ DL 6-2 290 Fr.
Arnold, Md. / Broadneck
43 Kenneth Keen................ S
Norwalk, Conn. / Brien McMahon
99 Elijah Yopp.................... DL 6-2 225 Jr.
New Britain, Conn. / New Britain
6-1 208 Fr.
44 Eric McGlone................. TE 6-4 230 Jr.
6-2 210 So. Windsor, Conn. / Windsor
Salem, Conn. / East Lyme
Coaching Staff
2014 Schedule
Head Coach (year at Central Connecticut State): Peter Rossomando (first year; Boston University ’94)
8/30 @ Towson.................................................... W, 31-27 9/6 ALBANY........................................................ L, 0-19 9/13 @ Holy Cross................................................ L, 7-20 9/20 @ Dartmouth................................................ L, 25-35 9/27 RHODE ISLAND............................................. W, 38-14 10/11 DUQUESNE *................................................. L, 20-28 10/18 @ Robert Morris *...................................... Noon 10/25 WAGNER *.................................................... 1 p.m. 11/1 @ Bryant *................................................... Noon 11/8 SACRED HEART *.......................................... 1 p.m. 11/15 HOWARD...................................................... 1 p.m. 11/22 @ Saint Francis *.......................................... Noon
Assistant Coaches (position; year at Central Connecticut State; alma mater): Andrew Christ (defensive coordinator/defensive backs; first year; Chicago ’97), Daryl Daleen (special teams coordinator/linebackers; first year; Newberry ’06), Ron DiGravio (defensive line; first year; Bates ’08), Holman Copeland (outside linebackers; first year; Clarion ’05), Randall Exantus (assistant secondary; first year; Albany ’14), John Leible (offensive line; first year; Albany ’08), Alberto Cordero (wide receivers; first year; Connecticut ’10), Hugh Villacis (tight ends; first year; Western Connecticut State ’89), Mike Digman (quarterbacks; first year; Missouri ’07), David Stedman (running backs; first year; New Haven ’13)
* Big South game
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ROBERT MORRIS 2014 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School (and Previous School)
No. Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School (and Previous School)
1 Cameron Sutherland... DB 6-1 190 Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic
56 Austin Trgovcich.......... DL 6-3 260 Jr. Youngstown, Ohio / Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown State)
3 Derik Abbott................ QB 5-11 190 Jr. Orlando, Fla. / Freedom
57 Collier Smith............... LB 6-2 225 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. / Briarwood Christian
4 Jamison Williams........ WR 6-4 195 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Kings
58 Jake Tkach................. LB 6-0 245 Sr. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin
5 Phil Peckich *............. WR 5-10 190 Sr. McKees Rocks, Pa. / Montour (Pittsburgh)
61 Dylan Knight............... OL 6-5 300 Sr. Dover, Ohio / Dover
6 Antwan Eddie ***........ CB 5-10 180 Sr. Homestead, Fla. / South Dade
62 Marcus Coury............. OL 6-2 265 Fr. Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley
7 Duane Mitchell ***....... WR 6-1 205 Sr. Monroe Falls, Ohio / Stow
63 Carlton Watson........... OL 6-2 270 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / City Charter
8 Nic Lamica................. LB 6-4 225 So. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Central
64 Steven Barnes............. OL 6-2 295 Fr. DuBois, Pa. / DuBois Area
9 Chad Dawgiello *........ WR 6-1 190 Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Seton-La Salle
65 Chris O’Connor........... OL 6-6 305 So. Warminster, Pa. / Archbishop Wood
10 Craig Thompson.......... DB 5-10 165 Fr. Oakdale, Pa. / New Brighton Area
66 Mike Lamb................. OL 6-7 355 Fr. Lancaster, N.Y. / Depew
11 Mike Stojkovic............. LB 6-2 220 Sr. Katy, Texas / Valley Forge Military Academy (North Texas)
68 Nick Faraci **.............. OL 6-1 285 Sr. McDonald, Pa. / South Fayette
12 Joe Carroll.................. QB 6-3 195 So. Jefferson Hills, Pa. / Thomas Jefferson
71 Jon Hill **................... OL 6-4 290 R-Sr. Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion
13 Luke Brumbaugh......... QB 6-2 185 So. McDonald, Pa. / Seton LaSalle
72 Josh Thiel *................. OL 6-2 285 Jr. Liberty Township, Ohio / Cincinnati Hills Christian
14 Sean Gavin *............... WR 6-0 175 Jr. Glenshaw Pa. / Shaler Area
73 Drew Garbenis............ OL 6-5 315 So. West Chester, Ohio / Lakota West
15 Marcus Prather *......... WR 6-2 195 Jr. Weirton, W.Va. / Steubenville (Akron)
74 Jonah Tyus................. OL 6-4 345 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Carrick (California University)
16 Drew Allen.................. DB 6-1 170 Fr. New Castle, Pa. / New Castle
76 Blake Chambliss......... OL 6-4 275 So. Cincinnati, Ohio / Archbishop Moeller
17 Luke Centofanti........... WR 5-11 190 Jr. West Mifflin, Pa. / West Mifflin
77 Max Robertson **........ OL 6-3 305 Jr. Deland, Fla. / Deland
18 Andy Smigiera *.......... DB 6-1 200 So. West Seneca, N.Y. / West Seneca East
78 Mitch Morrison............ OL 6-1 265 Fr. Mentor, Ohio / Mentor
19 Ryan Richards Jr......... DB 6-2 190 Fr. Buffalo, N.Y. / Canisius
79 Riley Feenan............... OL 6-7 320 So. Delta, British Columbia / Notre Dame Regional Secondary
20 Kenny Davis................ RB 5-7 170 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Walnut Hills
80 Uyi Akpan................... WR 6-0 190 Sr. Voorhees, N.J. / Eastern
21 David Taylor................ DB 5-11 175 Jr. Deland, Fla. / Deland
81 Justin Kempka............ TE 6-3 235 Jr. Greensburg, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic
22 Ryan Thermil **........... RB 5-9 235 Sr. Fort Washington, Md. / St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes
82 Zach Walker................ WR 6-0 200 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich. / Forest Hills Central
23 Marquis Robinson....... DB 5-9 180 Fr. Silver Spring, Md. / James Hubert Blake
83 Matt Petrella............... WR 6-1 190 So. Steubenville, Ohio / Steubenville (Youngstown State)
24 Rameses Owens......... RB 6-2 210 Fr. Shaker Heights, Ohio / Shaker Heights
84 Michael Woltz............. TE 6-2 225 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / Peters Township
25 Warren Fields *........... WR 5-11 185 Jr. Miami, Fla. / Killian
86 Kaleb Springer............ TE 5-11 220 So. Duncansville, Pa. / Hollidaysburg Area
26 Sam Woods................ DB 5-11 190 So. North Canton, Ohio / Hoover
87 Jordan Blackmon........ WR 5-11 180 So. Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Hills
27 Keith O’Kelly............... DB 5-7 165 Sr. Waldorf, Md. / McDonough
90 Forrest Mason **......... DL 6-2 275 Sr. Union Bridge, Md. / Frederick (Hargrave Military Academy)
28 Caleb Stennis.............. RB 5-9 195 So. Frederick, Md. / Tuscarora (Atlanta Sports Academy)
91 Collin Giesey............... DE 6-3 270 Fr. Villa Rica, Ga. / Robert S. Alexander
29 Hunter Khaleghi.......... K/P 5-10 175 Sr. San Diego, Calif. / La Jolla Country Day
92 Ryan Lewis................. DE 6-4 270 So. McKees Rocka, Pa. / Montour (Milford Academy)
30 Owen Nearhoof........... DB 6-0 180 Fr. Mars, Pa. / Mars Area
94 Cody Roop.................. DL 6-0 275 Fr. Oxford, Mich. / Oxford
31 Jimmy Masson *......... LB 6-0 195 So. Boca Raton, Fla. / West Boca
95 Steven Fiadewornu...... DT 6-4 295 So. Zurich, Switzerland / Zurich Business School
32 Zach Cooper *............. LB 5-9 195 So. Hurricane, W.Va. / Hurricane
96 Justin Boyette............. DL 6-5 290 Fr. Lansdale, Pa. / North Penn
33 Codi Casper................ DB 5-9 175 Sr. Carrollton, Ohio / Carrollton
97 Henry Jartu *.............. DL 6-0 310 R-Sr. Lake Worth, Fla. / Park Vista
34 Corey Garry *.............. TE 5-11 250 Jr. McDonald, Pa. / Fort Cherry
98 Grant Lanza................ DE 6-3 235 Fr. Roanoke, Texas / Byron Nelson
35 Shane McFarland........ DB 5-10 195 Fr. Hillsville, Pa. / Mohawk Area
99 Max Onyenwe............. DT 6-1 300 So. Washington, D.C. / St. John’s
36 Cole Blake.................. RB 6-0 205 Fr. Crescent, Pa. / Moon Area 37 Erich Maine................ RB 6-0 220 So. Delray Beach, Fla. / Village Academy
Duplicate Jersey #’s
38 Tony LaMancusa ***.... P 5-10 195 Sr. Tonawanda, N.Y. / St. Joseph’s
No. Name
39 Forrest Barnes............ RB 5-10 195 So. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley (The Citadel)
23d Kyle Buss................... WR 5-10 190 Fr. Mechanicville, N.Y. / Shenendehowa (Milford)
Pos.
Ht.
Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School (and Previous School)
40 Drew Hogan................ DB 6-0 195 Fr. Endicott, N.Y. / Union Endicott
2 7d Travis Gregg............... RB 5-10 195 Jr. Byron Center, Mich. / South Christian (Grand Valley State)
41 Luke Zearing............... TE 5-10 235 Jr. Ebensburg, Pa. / Central Cambria
28d Desmond Kent............ DB 5-11 180 So. Harrisburg, Pa. / Harrisburg
42 Ben Line..................... TE 6-1 230 Fr. Oxford, Mich. / Oxford 43 Austin Brown.............. TE 5-7 195 Fr. West Bloomfield, Mich. / Brother Rice
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
44 David Steele............... LB 6-2 185 Fr. Cleveland Heights, Ohio / Cleveland Heights
Brumbaugh: Brum-baw
Coury: Cory Dawgiello: Dawg-ELL-O
46 Joseph Uhatafe........... LB 6-1 230 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. / St. Petersburg Catholic
Faraci: Far-AH-chee
Fiadewornu: Fia-de-wor-new Giesey: Ghee-SEE
47 Connor Shennan *....... K
6-2 195 So. Plymouth, Mich. / Canton
48 Davone Swain............. DB 5-10 210 Sr. Lumberton, N.J. / Holy Cross (Stillman)
Khaleghi: Kha-leg-E
Lamica: Lam-ICK-uh Masson: Mason
Mueller: Mue-ler
Onyenwe: On-YEN-way Prather: PRAY-ther
49 Luke Mueller **........... LB 6-1 200 R-Sr. Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley (Thiel)
Rameses: RAM-ciss
Roop: Rupe Smigiera: Smig-EAR-ah
50 Gerald Ferguson.......... LB 6-3 205 Fr. Delray Beach, Fla. / West Boca
Stojkovic: Stock-O-vick
Thiel: Thee-uhl Tkach: TACK
51 Kenneth Ward............. LB 6-0 220 Fr. McMurray, Pa. / Peters Township
Trgovcich: Turg-O-vich
Uyi: Ew-knee Uhatafe: Oh-ah-tah-fay
52 Anthony Lucian........... OL 6-4 265 Jr. New Market, Md. / Linganore 53 Zack Zamiska............. DL 6-5 290 So. Avon Lake, Ohio / Avon Lake
* letters earned; “d” denotes duplicate number
Coaching Staff Head Coach (position; year at RMU; alma mater): John Banaszak (special teams coordinator; first year as head coach, 12th year at RMU; Eastern Michigan ‘75) Assistant Coaches (position; year at RMU; alma mater): Scott Farison (assistant head coach/defensive coordinator; 13th year; Mercyhurst ‘01), Darrin Hicks (offensive coordinator; first year; Washington & Jefferson ’96), Andrew Richardson (offensive line; eighth year; Penn State ’05), Bill Hurley (secondary; sixth year; Syracuse ’80), Patrick Shepard (receivers; sixth year; Miami University ’09), Paul Mulbah (assistant secondary; third season; Duquesne ’08), Myles Russ (running backs; third year; Robert Morris ’11), Alex DiMichele (inside linebackers; third year; Robert Morris ’11), Cornelius Coleman (defensive line; first year; Waynesburg ’99), Nick McVay (H-backs and tight ends; first year; Otterbein ’13)
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RMU INSIDER Shafer and Izyk Give RMU Rare Luxury By Matt Gajtka RMUColonials.com Moon Township, Pa. – The Robert Morris University men’s hockey team entered the 201415 season with a rare luxury: two battle-tested goaltenders. Junior Terry Shafer and sophomore Dalton Izyk each manned the cage for significant stretches last season, with Shafer backstopping the Colonials to a 12-5-3 record from Jan. 4 to March 8 before suffering a season-ending injury during the decisive Game 3 of a first-round Atlantic Hockey Association series against Army. From there, Izyk took over, earning All-AHA Tournament Team honors as RMU won its first conference championship in 10 years of existence. With Shafer, who was an All-AHA selection himself, and Izyk on the squad, the Colonials seemingly can’t go wrong no matter who gets the call on a given night. RMUColonials.com recently sat down with the goalie tandem at the RMU Island Sports Center for an eye-opening Q&A session on last season’s experience, playing college hockey, the bond among netminders and more… n RMU: Terry, what was last year like? You got a lot of playing time and carried the load for the regular season and the start of the AHA playoffs. n Shafer: It was a big transition from being
a backup to getting a lot of minutes. It was a lot different in practice each week, having to focus in every single day and making sure you’re sharp on every single shot. Really paying attention on scouting reports, focusing in on everything and making sure you’re ready for every chance you get, because if you don’t do the job, someone’s there behind you ready to do it (Gestures toward Izyk). You really have to take care of your body, but it was a lot of fun and a good experience. n RMU: Dalton, how was the first part of last season for you? You came in as a freshman after playing a lot for your junior team (USHL’s Indiana Ice) and you didn’t see much game action until March. n Izyk: Last year I had an injury at the beginning of the year, a little setback. And then Terry was doing great, so there wasn’t a reason for us to change. We weren’t winning games, but the offense and other things weren’t clicking. I was more focused on the practices and the weight room. I focused on the small things a little bit more instead of games. n RMU: Terry, when you had the injury in the playoffs, you’re suddenly watching. How did you deal with that transition? n Shafer: Obviously it was unexpected and unfortunate, but all season long Dalton was right there pushing me from the start. Had he not been injured I’m sure we would’ve shared a lot of the time anyway. But it was definitely a big change, going from right in the middle of the action to all
Terry Shafer
of a sudden sitting in the stands for the games. All you can do is try to pick up on anything and let Dalton know about it. It was definitely a learning experience, that’s for sure. n RMU: Dalton, how did you handle that situation mentally when Terry got injured? You had to win that game to move on, and then every game from there got more and more important. n Izyk: Truthfully I thought (Shafer) was joking when he came to the bench. I thought he was just coming over to get some water at the media timeout, but that wasn’t the case. (Laughs) In one sense, there’s not much thinking involved, you just go out and play. That helped out. I faced a lot of pressure in juniors and coach (Derek) Schooley uses a lot of “battle” drills, so we’re competing every day and nothing’s ever set. It’s obviously fun for us, but this team is so competitive. People get (mad) at you if you let one in, so you’re used to pressure and can ignore all that and focus on having fun. n RMU: Let’s go back in time a bit. What made you two want to be goalies in the first place? What drew you to the position? n Shafer: I more got pushed into it. My other brother and cousin are a year apart and they’re both seven or eight years older than me. They played hockey growing up and we would play street hockey every day. I’d get forced to tie the pillows to my legs, and I just loved it because I got to hang out with the older guys.
Dalton Izyk
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I started begging my parents to let me try to play goalie, and eventually they let me. Probably unfortunately for them I turned out to be halfway decent at it and they let me chase being a goalie. n Izyk: I couldn’t really skate too well. In my first game I took the most penalty minutes on our team and the coach wasn’t too happy. I was really little but he asked if it would be a better option if I played goalie (full-time) instead of rotating like we were doing. That’s how I started and I fell in love with it. n Shafer: That’s a different story. I never heard one like that. (Laughs) n RMU: Do you two like facing a lot of shots? Just looking at the stats from last year, the team allowed quite a few (34.5 against per game). I know a lot of goalies say they prefer more action. n Shafer: Yeah, I don’t mind. We let up a lot of shots last year but they were mostly from the outside. Our defense is designed to force opponents to take shots from low-scoring areas. When you face, say, 40 shots, you get a feel for the puck every minute or so, that’s better than sitting around and getting one every five minutes. It’s a lot easier to stay focused and locked in on the puck (with more shots). n Izyk: It’s definitely nice because we face a lot of low-percentage shots, point shots. The ‘D’ plays so well and keeps everything to the outside so it’s more on us to control everything. It’s nicer to have a lot of easy shots than a few from close. n RMU: As goalies, do you guys sometimes feel like you’re on your own team? Obviously, you do different drills in practice even though you’re with the rest of the team in most other things. Does there need to be a camaraderie among goalies? n Shafer: I think there’s always going to be a special bond between goalies. We’re all hockey players, but there’s going to be a lot more forwards and defensemen on a team than us. Last year Dalton and I had the rope pulling in the same direction and that helps very much. Now, with (freshman Andrew Pikul) on the team, I think he’s doing the same thing so far. n RMU: Dalton, how quickly did you feel comfortable as part of the goalie tandem last year? Izyk: We’re from the same state (New York), which is nice, and we played each other in juniors, so we knew each other a little bit. But everyone on
the team sticks together, even if they think we’re the “weird people.” But when you have a serious question about something, I think your goalie partner is the first one you turn to. It’s almost like having a girlfriend. (Laughs) n RMU: What is the adjustment like from juniors to NCAA Division I hockey? n Shafer: When I came in I had a senior, Eric Levine, who was really great in helping my transition here. He made me feel comfortable, but it’s a big step when you come from juniors. The league I played in (Eastern Junior Hockey League) had a handful of Division I guys, a handful of Division III guys and some guys who might not even play hockey any more after that. Out here, if you leave part of the net open, they’re not going to miss it. As far as on-ice (action) goes, staying out of your net and staying on your angle was the biggest adjustment. n Izyk: There’s a lot more practice and lifting as opposed to games in college. My goalie partner in Indiana, (Jon) Gillies, told me that that hardest part was over, going from (midget) hockey to juniors is the hardest jump. After that, there are smaller ones. Obviously everyone here is stronger and older. Like last year, Andrew Blazek was a young man for sure, compared to some of the guys you see in junior. Plus, the school thing - being out of school for even one year was a struggle to get used to it again. n Shafer: Try three years! (Laughs) n RMU: What made you decide to come to RMU? n Shafer: My older sister went to Point Park (University) in downtown Pittsburgh, so I knew the city already. My little sister goes to Duquesne now, so we’re all over Pittsburgh. Realistically, RMU was one of the first schools that started talking to me. It was just a good situation with a senior in front of me when I came in. The coaching staff was great during my visit here and you could tell it was a program on the rise. I’ve never looked back on my decision since I got here, that’s for sure. n Izyk: The coaches approached me and I was kind of over juniors. I felt like the team was headed in the right direction, winning the Three Rivers Classic and almost making the (NCAA) tournament. On my visit, I saw it wasn’t one of those big schools with so many people you have to know. It was more of a close-knit family, so that’s what made my decision.
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RMU Picked To Finish Second in AHA Preseason Poll The Robert Morris University men’s ice hockey team, which surged to the AHA tournament championship last spring, is projected to finish second in the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) in 2014-15. RMU received three first-place votes and 89 total points, six behind conference favorite and defending regular-season champion Mercyhurst. Coaches were asked to predict the final standings and were not permitted to list their own teams. Last year, head coach Derek Schooley’s Colonials were picked to finish seventh. Robert Morris went on to post a fifth-place result, going 13-9-5 in league play. In the AHA postseason, RMU topped Army, Connecticut, Niagara and Canisius to clinch its first trip to the NCAA Tournament. This is the highest the Colonials have been selected in the preseason poll since joining the AHA in 2010-11. Their previous best ranking was a tie for fourth in September of 2010. RMU placed third in the conference that season, its best regular-season finish in four AHA campaigns. “It’s an honor being picked as high as we were, but it’s only late September,” Schooley said. “As previous years have shown us, it’s a long season. We have had a good preseason so far and we can only control how we prepare on a daily basis.” 2014-15 AHA Preseason Poll School (first-place votes)
Points
1. Mercyhurst (6) ........................ 95 2. Robert Morris (3)................... 89 3. Air Force (1)............................. 80 4. Bentley.................................... 69 Niagara (1).............................. 69 6. Canisius.................................. 52 7. RIT.......................................... 47 8. Holy Cross............................... 44 9. Sacred Heart........................... 28 10. Army....................................... 20 11. American International.............. 12
RMU FOOTBALL RECORD BOOK CAREER RECORDS
Tackles (Total) Name
Rushing Yards Name
Yards
Att.
Avg.
TD
1. Myles Russ (2007-10)........................ 4,271 2. Sam Dorsett (1999-2003).................. 3,847 3. Tim Hall (1994-95)............................. 2,908 4. Archie Wannamaker (1996-98)........... 2,462 5. Devin Wilson (2002-05)...................... 1,762
818 724 393 427 429
5.2 5.3 7.4 5.8 4.1
21 29 27 20 15
Rushing Attempts Myles Russ – 818 (2007-10)
Rushing Touchdowns Sam Dorsett – 29 (1999-2003)
100-Yard Rushing Games Sam Dorsett – 19 (1999-2003)
200+ Yard Rushing Games Tim Hall – 6 (1994-95)
Name
No. Yards Avg./G
1. Shadrae King (2008-11)..................... 145 1,698 39.5 2. Tyjuan Massey (2002-05)................... 112 2,119 62.3 3. Duane Mitchell (2011- ).................. 111 1,617 43.7 4. Rupert Rickards (2002-05)................. 107 1,435 35.9 5. Sherrod Evers (2006-09).................... 94 1,408 50.3
Solo
179 140 130 151 133
Tackles (Solo) James Noel – 179 (2002-05)
Sacks Nolan Nearhoof – 26.5 (2009-12)
Interceptions Name
No.
1. Brian Dunn (1994-97).......................................................................... 19 2. Mike Niklos (2003-07).......................................................................... 16 3. Nick Downs (1997-2000)..................................................................... 14 4. Michael Landers (2006-10).................................................................. 12 5. Nate List (1994-97).............................................................................. 11
Receptions
Tackles
1. James Noel (2002-05)................................................... 437 2. Alex DiMichele (2008-10)............................................... 330 3. Nate List (1994-97)........................................................ 309 4. Reggie Chambers (1998-2001)...................................... 299 5. Michael Landers (2006-10)............................................ 277
TD
21 21 15 10 11
Note: Players bold still active
Receiving Yards Name
Yards
1. Tyjuan Massey (2002-05)................... 2,119 2. Shadrae King (2008-11)..................... 1,698 3. Duane Mitchell (2011- ).................. 1,617 4. Fred Parker (1996-98)....................... 1,495 5. Rupert Rickards (2002-05)................. 1,435
Rec. Avg./C
TD
112 145 111 86 107
21 21 15 20 10
18.9 11.7 14.6 17.4 13.4
MIKE NIKLOS
Touchdown Receptions Tyjuan Massey – 21 (2002-05) Shadrae King – 21 (2008-11)
100-Yard Receiving Games Tyjuan Massey – 7 (2002-05)
Passing Attempts Tim Levcik – 970 (1998-2001)
Pass Completions Tim Levcik – 537 (1998-2001)
Touchdown Passes Tim Levcik – 76 (1998-2001)
Passing Yards Tim Levcik – 7,222 (1998-2001)
200+ Yard Passing Games Drew Geyer – 17 (2002-05) Erik Cwalinski – 17 (2005-08)
300+ Yard Passing Games Tim Levcik – 4 (1998-2001)
MYLES RUSS
SINGLE-GAME RECORDS Rushing Attempts — Rameses Owens – 39 @ North Dakota (9/6/14) Rushing Touchdowns — Tim Hall – 4 vs. Bethany (11/5/94) Rushing Yards Name
Touchdowns Points Tim Hall – 34 (1994-95) Jeff Carlo - 250 (1998-2001)
Name
Extra Points Made Jeff Carlo – 145 (1998-2001)
Punts Tony LaMancusa – 231 (2011- )
Punting Yards Nick Schirtzinger – 9,290 (2007-10)
22 34 37 20 32
4 3 2 3 3
Date
Bethany Saint Francis Duquesne Central Conn. State @ Bethany
11/5/94 11/11/95 10/11/08 9/30/95 11/4/95
Opponent
Date
Sacred Heart Morehead State @ Central Conn. State @ Buffalo State @ Duquesne @ Central Conn. State @ Monmouth Eastern Kentucky
11/12/05 9/6/08 9/25/99 9/1/01 11/15/03 10/10/09 10/1/11 8/28/14
Receptions
All-Purpose Yards Myles Russ – 4,651 (2007-10) Field Goals Made Jeff Carlo – 35 (1998-2001)
Yards Att. TD Opponent
1. Tim Hall................... 278 2. Tim Hall................... 250 3. Myles Russ............... 246 4. Tim Hall................... 235 5. Tim Hall................... 214
Rec Yards TD
1. Tyjuan Massey.......... Sherrod Evers........... 3. J.T. Kirk.................... Brent Hockenberry.... Dante Settles............ Shadrae King............ Shadrae King............ Duane Mitchell...... — 48 —
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10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9
272 159 111 196 153 110 104 62
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0
SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
Receiving Yards Name
Yards
Rec. TD
1. Tyjuan Massey.......... 272 10 1 2. Brent Hockenberry.... 196 9 1 3. Tyjuan Massey.......... 177 4 1 4. Dante Settles............ 167 7 2 5. Alvin Hill................... 164 7 0
Opponent
Date
Sacred Heart @ Buffalo State Albany Saint Francis @ Morehead State
11/12/05 9/1/01 11/6/04 9/29/01 9/22/07
Touchdowns — Tim Hall – 4 vs. Bethany (11/5/94) Tim Hall – 4 @ Duquesne (9/16/95) Tyjuan Massey – 4 vs. Stony Brook (10/29/05) Points — Tim Hall – 24 vs. Bethany (11/5/94) Tim Hall – 24 @ Duquesne (9/16/95) Tyjuan Massey – 24 vs. Stony Brook (10/29/05) All-Purpose Yards — Tyjuan Massey – 349 vs. Sacred Heart (11/12/05) Passing Attempts — Luke Brumbaugh – 51 vs. Eastern Kentucky (8/28/14)
444 363 330 321 313
PC-PA
TD Opponent
Date
33-45 26-35 14-24 22-43 20-35
3 4 2 2 5
11/15/03 11/3/01 10/3/98 9/28/13 10/29/05
@ Duquesne Stony Brook @ Wagner @ VMI Stony Brook
Receptions Duane Mitchell – 52 (2013)
Receiving Yards Tyjuan Massey – 899 (2005)
Touchdown Receptions Tyjuan Massey – 10 (2005)
100-Yard Receiving Games Tyjuan Massey – 4 (2005)
Passing Attempts Drew Geyer – 361 (2004)
Pass Completions Drew Geyer – 187 (2004)
Passing Yards Drew Geyer – 2,601 (2004)
Touchdown Passes Tim Levcik – 22 (2001) Jeff Sinclair – 22 (2010)
Touchdowns Points Tim Hall – 20 (1995) Tim Hall – 120 (1995)
Passing Yards Yards
100-Yard Rushing Games Tim Hall – 8 (1995)
200-Yard Passing Games Drew Geyer – 9 (2004)
Touchdown Passes — Drew Geyer – 6 vs. Buffalo State (9/4/04)
1. Rich Demaio............... 2. Tim Levcik.................. 3. Tim Levcik.................. 4. Paul Jones................. 5. Drew Geyer................
Rushing Touchdowns Tim Hall – 16 (1995)
Pass Completions — Rich Demaio – 33 @ Duquesne (11/15/03)
Name
Rushing Attempts Tim Hall – 239 (1995)
200-Yard Rushing Games Tim Hall – 4 (1995)
Touchdown Receptions — Tyjuan Massey – 4 vs. Stony Brook (10/29/05)
Rushing Yards Tim Hall – 1,572 (1995)
All-Purpose Yards Tim Hall – 1,905 (1995)
Field Goals Made — Jeff Carlo – 3 @ Duquesne (11/21/98) Jeff Carlo – 3 vs. Albany (10/30/99) Jeff Carlo – 3 vs. Buffalo State (9/2/00) Nathan DiLorenzo – 3 vs. Saint Peter’s (10/30/04) Garrett Clawson – 3 @ Bucknell (9/12/09) Garrett Clawson – 3 vs. Sacred Heart (10/31/09) Garrett Clawson – 3 vs. Wagner (11/14/09)
Field Goals Garrett Clawson – 14 (2009)
Extra Points Made Jeff Carlo – 40 (2000)
Tackles (Total)
Tackles (Solo) John O’Connell – 57 (1997)
Mike Cook – 117 (2013) Quarterback Sacks Jason Spencer – 11 (1997) Ray Gensler – 11 (2006)
Interceptions Brian Dunn – 7 (1997) Nick Downs – 7 (2000) Corey Oaks – 7 (2002)
Note: Players bold still active
Extra Points Made — Jeff Carlo – 9 @ Saint Francis (9/30/00) Tackles (Total) Name
Tackles Solo Loss (Yds.) Opponent
1. Reggie Chambers..... 20 Jordan Howard......... 20 3. Chad Wengert.......... 19 Alex DiMichele.......... 19 Alex DiMichele.......... 19 Mike Cook................ 19
7 5 4 7 7 2
2 (-6) 2 (-4) 2 (-2) - 1 (-4) -
Date
@ Albany 11/10/01 @ Central Conn. State 10/13/07 @ Central Conn. State 10/13/07 Bucknell 9/13/08 @ Saint Francis 10/2/10 Dayton 9/14/13
Tackles (Solo) — Jason Hempstead – 14 vs. Sacred Heart (9/22/01) Interceptions — Brian Dunn – 3 vs. Duquesne (10/8/94) Quarterback Sacks — Jason Spencer – 5 vs. Saint Francis (11/8/97) Note: Players bold still active
SHERROD EVERS
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JEFF SINCLAIR
AROUND THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE 2014 Standings (as of Oct. 11)
2014 NEC Honor Roll (Oct. 13, 2014)
TEAM
NEC
Pct.
Overall
Pct.
Streak
Home
Away
NEC Offensive Player of the Week
1. Sacred Heart
1-0
1.000
5-1
.833
W2
4-1
1-0
Duquesne
1-0 1.000
4-2
.667
W4
3-0
1-2
RJ Noel, Sacred Heart So., QB, 6’1”, 200 Lowell, Mass. / Lowell
Wagner
1-0 1.000
3-3
.500
W2
2-0
1-3
4. Bryant
0-0
.000
4-1
.800
W1
3-0
1-1
5. Central Conn. State
0-1
.000
2-4
.333
L1
1-2
1-2
Saint Francis
0-1
.000
2-4
.333
L1
2-0
0-4
Robert Morris
0-1
.000
0-6
.000
L6
0-2
0-4
Noel accounted for 303 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in Sacred Heart’s 52-13 win over Robert Morris. Helping his team move to 5-1 on the season, Noel engineered touchdown drives on Sacred Heart’s first four possessions. The sophomore quarterback finished 19-of-24 passing for 295 yards and his three touchdown tosses gave the Pioneers a 21-0 first-quarter lead. Noel, who did not take a snap in the fourth quarter, played a turnover-free game.
2014 Northeast Conference Football Composite Schedule
NEC Defensive Player of the Week
Thursday, August 28
Saturday, Oct. 4
Bryant 13, Stony Brook 7 Eastern Kentucky 29, Robert Morris 10
Bryant 34, Bucknell 15 Duquesne 39, West Liberty 13 Sacred Heart 10, No. 24 Delaware 7 Monmouth 51, Robert Morris 20 Wagner 26, Alderson Broadus 0
James Rentz, Sacred Heart So., LB, 6’1”, 230 St. Augustine, Fla. / St. Augustine
Saturday, August 30
Wagner 21, Georgetown 3 Buffalo 38, Duquesne 28 Sacred Heart 28, Marist 7 Central Connecticut State 31, Towson 27 Fordham 52, Saint Francis U. 23 Saturday, Sept. 6
Bryant 40, Merrimack 14 Saint Francis 27, Clarion 13 Youngstown State 34, Duquesne 23 Florida International 34, Wagner 3 Albany 19, Central Connecticut State 0 North Dakota 16, Robert Morris 13 Sacred Heart 27, Lafayette 14 Saturday, Sept. 13
Duquesne 33, Dayton 13 Monmouth 21, Wagner 16 Holy Cross 20, Central Connecticut State 7 Bryant 13, No. 20 Maine 10 James Madison 38, Saint Francis U. 22 Lafayette 50, Robert Morris 3 Sacred Heart 44, Assumption 14 Saturday, Sept. 20
Duquesne 30, Monmouth 21 Dayton 31, Robert Morris 7 Bucknell 36, Sacred Heart 20 Dartmouth 35, Central Connecticut State 25 Youngstown State 52, Saint Francis U. 23 Liberty 38, Bryant 21
Saturday, Oct. 11
Wagner 46, Saint Francis 39 (2 OT) * Sacred Heart 52, Robert Morris 13 * Duquesne 28, Central Connecticut State 20 * Saturday, Oct. 18
Central Conn. State @ Robert Morris *......... Noon Bryant @ Saint Francis *................................... Noon Sacred Heart @ Duquesne *.............................. Noon Saturday, Oct. 25
Alderson Broadus @ Duquesne......................... Noon Robert Morris @ Bryant *.............................. 1 p.m. Wagner @ Central Conn. State *........................ 1 p.m. Saint Francis @ Sacred Heart *.......................... 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1
Central Conn. State @ Bryant *.......................... Noon Duquesne @ Saint Francis *.............................. 1 p.m. Sacred Heart @ Wagner *................................. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8
Wagner @ Robert Morris *............................ Noon Bryant @ Duquesne *....................................... Noon Sacred Heart @ Central Conn. State *................ 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15
Bryant @ Sacred Heart *................................... Noon Saint Francis @ Robert Morris *................... Noon Duquesne @ Wagner *...................................... Noon Howard @ Central Conn. State.......................... 1 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 27
Saint Francis U. 80, Virginia of Lynchburg 0 Central Connecticut State 38, Rhode Island 14 Lafayette 35, Wagner 23
Saturday, Nov. 22
Wagner @ Bryant *........................................... Noon Central Conn. State @ Saint Francis *................ Noon Robert Morris @ Duquesne *........................ Noon * NEC Game
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Spearheading a Sacred Heart defensive effort that held Robert Morris under the 300-yard mark, Rentz recorded a game-high 10 tackles and forced a fumble during the NEC opener for both teams. The sophomore linebacker put his pass-rushing prowess on display as he registered three anda-half sacks in a 52-13 triumph. Rentz’s first sack of the day led to a three-and-out on RMU’s opening possession. Rentz followed by halting a potential RMU scoring drive in the second quarter when he forced a fumble on a 1st-and-10 play from the Sacred Heart 25-yard line. After earning AllNEC honors as a rookie in 2013, Rentz has logged 10.5 tackles for loss, including six sacks, over the first six games of his sophomore campaign.
NEC Special Teams Player of the Week Robert Dim, Sacred Heart Sr., WR, 6’2”, 190 Sicklerville, N.J. / Washington Township Dim didn’t need to make a catch to make his presence felt during Sacred Heart’s NEC victory over Robert Morris. The veteran wide receiver helped the Pioneers jump out to a 28-0 first-quarter lead by making a spectacular specials teams play. With RMU in punt formation late in the opening quarter, Dim sprinted his way toward the kicker and stuffed the attempt at the Robert Morris 32-yard line. Sacred Heart took over with a 1st-and-10 at the RMU 40 following the punt block and scored on the next play from scrimmage. Dim also returned a short kickoff six yards to the SHU 32-yard line early in the second period.
NEC Rookie of the Week Nathan Stone, Duquesne Fr., LB, 5’11”, 234 Scottdale, Pa. / Greensburg Central Catholic Only days after appearing on the season’s first edition of the Jerry Rice Award Watch List, Stone recorded 11 tackles in a 28-20 win at Central Connecticut State. The 5’11” freshman linebacker also recorded one tackle for a loss. Seven of Stone’s tackles in run defense limited the ball carrier to a three-yard gain or less, and he stopped option quarterback Quinn Fleeting for no gain on two separate occasions. Central Connecticut State looked for the potential game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter, but Stone was in on taking down Rob Hollomon at the Duquesne seven-yard line.
alyssa amadio
sarah ambrosini
bailey clark
victoria della valle
brittany full
chelsea gibson
lindsey howard
brittany kroh
marisa bellemare
destiny buckwalter
2014 Colonial Cheerleaders
emily hughes
brianna leas
haley johnson
dariane maietta
natalie konish
katelyn maione
amber castelveter
lauren dunegan
sydney fitzgerald
holly goodwin
annie heisler
alyssa kortze
kelsey marshall
shelby krause
maura McCarthy
lauren michell
amanda moon
morgan mundell
katy phillippi
cody redmond
emily remo
alexis samber
vince seger
chanel sieders
kendra slis
d’naija thomas
rachel wagner
molly watterson
All-Time NEC Players of the Week Offensive Player of the Week 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Jake Newman (Sept. 8) Jake Newman (Nov. 24) Jake Newman (Sept. 15) Ralph Clark (Oct. 6) Jake Newman (Nov. 24) Archie Wannamaker (Sept. 28) Archie Wannamaker (Oct. 5) * Donald Dorsey (Nov. 23) Donald Dorsey (Oct. 25) Donald Dorsey (Nov. 1) Donald Dorsey (Nov. 8) Donald Dorsey (Nov. 22) Sam Dorsett (Sept. 18) Tim Levcik (Oct. 2) Sam Dorsett (Oct. 9) Tim Levcik (Nov. 13) Sam Dorsett (Nov. 20)
Brent Hockenberry (Sept. 3) Tim Levcik (Oct. 1) Tim Levcik (Oct. 29) Tim Levcik (Nov. 5) Tim Levcik (Nov. 12)
2002
None
2003
Sam Dorsett (Sept. 9)
2004
Drew Geyer (Sept. 13)
2005
None
Defensive Player of the Week
Special Teams Player of the Week
1996
2002
None
2003
Tyjuan Massey (Oct. 6)
2004
None
2005
None
2006
None
2007
Michael Walser (Sept. 10)
2008
Nick Schirtzinger (Sept. 9)
2009
Garrett Clawson (Nov. 2) Garrett Clawson (Nov. 9) Garrett Clawson (Nov. 16)
1997 1998 1999 2000
None
2002
Corey Oaks (Sept. 9)
2003
None
2004
Jonathan LeDonne (Sept. 13)
2005
Jeff Rommes (Oct. 10)
2006
Chad Wengert (Oct. 2) Jeff Rommes (Oct. 16) Mike Niklos (Oct. 30)
2007
Alvin Hill (Sept. 24)
2008
Myles Russ (Oct. 13)
2009
None
2009
2010
Myles Russ (Sept. 20) Myles Russ (Oct. 18) Myles Russ (Nov. 1) * Myles Russ (Nov. 8)
2011
Shadrae King (Oct. 3)
None
Chris Young (Sept. 20) Jason Hempstead (Sept. 27) Jemond Riffe (Nov. 22)
2001
2007
2013
Nick Downs (Sept. 8) John O’Connell (Nov. 9) Brad Miller (Nov. 23)
None
None
Brian Dunn (Sept. 7) John O’Connell (Sept. 22) * John O’Connell (Sept. 29) John Rochford (Oct. 20) John Rochford (Oct. 27) Jason Spencer (Nov. 10)
Nick Downs (Sept. 4) Jemond Riffe (Oct. 30)
2006
2012
John O’Connell (Sept. 14) John O’Connell (Sept. 21) John O’Connell (Oct. 27)
2008
2010
Chad Wengert (Sept. 17) Chad Wengert (Nov. 12) Michael Landers (Oct. 27) Michael Landers (Nov. 3) Alex DiMichele (Sept. 8) Rolf Bathold (Oct. 19) Elias Navarro (Nov. 9) * Elias Navarro (Sept. 13) * Michael Landers (Sept. 27) * Alex DiMichele (Oct. 4) Alex DiMichele (Nov. 8)
2011
None
2012
Marcelis Branch (Oct. 1) Cameron Chadwick (Nov. 12)
2013
Antwan Eddie (Nov. 4) * Kimani Smith (Nov. 11)
2010
Nick Schirtzinger (Sept. 20)
2011
None
2012
None
2013
Antwan Eddie (Sept. 9) * Antwan Eddie (Sept. 30) Antwan Eddie (Oct. 28) Connor Shennan (Nov. 11)
John O’Connell
2002
James Noel (Sept. 9) James Noel (Sept. 30) Drew Geyer (Nov. 11)
2003
Mike Niklos (Sept. 9)
2004
None
2005
Erik Cwalinski (Nov. 14)
2006
None
2007
Myles Russ (Sept. 17) Nick Schirtzinger (Sept. 24)
rookie of the Week
2008
Archie Wannamaker (Sept. 14) Archie Wannamaker (Sept. 28) Archie Wannamaker (Nov. 3) Archie Wannamaker (Nov. 10) Archie Wannamaker (Nov. 17)
James O’Quinn (Oct. 13) Shadrae King (Oct. 27) James O’Quinn (Nov. 3) James O’Quinn (Nov. 17)
2009
Jeff Sinclair (Nov. 23)
1997
Nick Downs (Sept. 7)
2010
None
1998
2011
None
Tim Levcik (Sept. 8) Tim Levcik (Sept. 14) Tim Levcik (Sept. 28) Tim Levcik (Oct. 5) Tim Levcik (Oct. 19) Tim Levcik (Nov. 9) Tim Levcik (Nov. 23)
2012
Marcelis Branch (Oct. 1) Marcelis Branch (Oct. 22)
2013
Marcus Prather (Oct. 28)
1999
Sam Dorsett (Sept. 27)
2000
Dante Settles (Oct. 16) Brent Hockenberry (Oct. 23) Brent Hockenberry (Oct. 30) Brent Hockenberry (Nov. 6)
1996
2001
Stephen McNair (Oct. 22) Stephen McNair (Nov. 5)
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* Co-player of the week
Notes: Former quarterback Tim Levcik (1998-2001) earned seven NEC Rookie of the Week honors during the 1998 campaign, currently tied for the league record … Levcik was also named NEC Offensive Player of the Week a school record six times during his career … Former linebacker John O’Connell (1995-98) was named NEC Defensive Player of the Week a school record six times over the course of his career.
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Northeast Conference POSTSEASON HONORS Robert Morris has placed 79 players on the All-NEC First and Second Teams a total of 133 times since joining the league in 1996. A look at RMU’s year-by-year All-NEC selections: 1996
2004
Brian Dunn.......................................................... DB Nate List.............................................................. LB John O’Connell.................................................... LB Dante Payne........................................................ DB Deodis Powell...................................................... OL
Jason Forrest (1st)............................................... DL James Noel (1st).................................................. LB Babafemi Odumeru (1st)...................................... DL Rupert Rickards (1st)............................................ TE Dante Settles (1st)............................................... RS Nathan DiLorenzo (2nd)........................................ PK Clifton Jean-Jacques (2nd)................................... OL Josh Marino (2nd)................................................ DB Tyjuan Massey (2nd)............................................ WR
1997
Brian Cleary......................................................... OL Brian Dunn.......................................................... DB Hank Fraley......................................................... OL Nate List.............................................................. LB John O’Connell.................................................... LB Fred Parker......................................................... WR Dante Payne........................................................ DB Jason Spencer..................................................... DL Archie Wannamaker............................................. RB 1998
Chris Beene......................................................... DB Jeff Carlo............................................................ PK Donald Dorsey..................................................... RB Hank Fraley......................................................... OL Tim Levcik........................................................... QB Chris Longo......................................................... P Brad Miller........................................................... LB Fred Parker......................................................... WR
Brent Hockenberry
2000
Jeff Carlo (1st)..................................................... PK Sam Dorsett (1st)................................................. RB Nick Downs (1st).................................................. DB Opio Gary (1st)..................................................... WR Matt Grayson (1st)............................................... DL Brad Kirit (1st)..................................................... DL Tim Levcik (1st)................................................... QB Mark Leyenaar (1st)............................................. OL Pat Linberg (1st).................................................. OL Ray Thomas (1st)................................................. DB Brent Hockenberry (2nd)....................................... TE Jemond Riffe (2nd).............................................. LB Kevin Wachhaus (2nd).......................................... OL
1999
2001
Donald Dorsey (1st).............................................. RB Nick Downs (1st).................................................. DB Hank Fraley (1st).................................................. OL Shawn George (1st)............................................. OL Tim Levcik (1st)................................................... QB Mark Leyenaar (1st)............................................. OL Brad Kirit (1st)..................................................... DL J.T. Kirk (1st)....................................................... WR Ray Thomas (1st)................................................. DB Jeff Carlo (2nd).................................................... PK Brad Miller (2nd).................................................. LB Jemond Riffe (2nd).............................................. LB
Reggie Chambers (1st)......................................... LB Sam Dorsett (1st)................................................. RB Brent Hockenberry (1st)........................................ TE Tim Levcik (1st)................................................... QB Mark Leyenaar (1st)............................................. OL Pat Linberg (1st).................................................. OL Kevin Wachhaus (1st)........................................... OL Jeff Carlo (2nd).................................................... PK Corey Oaks (2nd)................................................. DB
2005
Jason Forrest (1st)............................................... DL Tyjuan Massey (1st)............................................. RS James Noel (1st).................................................. LB Tyjuan Massey (2nd)............................................ WR 2006
Matt Brunck (1st)................................................. DL Ray Gensler (1st)................................................. DL Mario Hines (1st).................................................. RS Mike Niklos (1st).................................................. DB Jarvis Powers (1st)............................................... TE Colyn Haugh (2nd)............................................... DL James Kazil (2nd)................................................ DB Jeff Rommes (2nd).............................................. LB John Steilner (2nd)............................................... OL Chad Wengert (2nd)............................................. LB 2007
Mike Niklos (1st).................................................. DB Chad Wengert (1st).............................................. LB Mario Hines (2nd)................................................ RS Nick Schirtzinger (2nd)......................................... P John Steilner (2nd)............................................... OL Mark Szymanski (2nd).......................................... DL
2002
Corey Oaks (1st).................................................. DB Stephen McNair (2nd).......................................... WR James Noel (2nd)................................................. LB Rupert Rickards (2nd)........................................... TE 2003
James Noel (1st).................................................. LB Sam Dorsett (2nd)................................................ RB Jason Forrest (2nd).............................................. DL Kevin Wachhaus (2nd).......................................... OL Will Weathers (2nd).............................................. DL Jemond Riffe
Colyn Haugh
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2013
Mike Cook (1st).................................................... LB A.J. Dalton (1st)................................................... OL Tyler Digby (1st)................................................... TE A.J. Holderman (1st)............................................ DL Antwan Eddie (1st)............................................... RS Antwan Eddie (2nd).............................................. DB Tony LaMancusa (2nd)......................................... P Forrest Mason (2nd)............................................. DL Duane Mitchell (2nd)............................................ WR
Logan Miles
2008
Notes: The All-NEC Second Team was added in 1999 … Placekicker Jeff Carlo, quarterback Tim Levcik and linebacker James Noel are the only Colonials to be named All-NEC four consecutive years … Tyjuan Massey earned All-NEC First Team honors at return specialist and All-NEC Second Team accolades at wide receiver in 2005 … Antwan Eddie earned All-NEC First Team honors at return specialist and All-NEC Second Team accolades at defensive back in 2013.
Michael Landers (1st)........................................... DB Alex DiMichele (2nd)............................................ LB Sherrod Evers (2nd)............................................. WR Myles Russ (2nd)................................................. RB Mark Szymanski (2nd).......................................... DL 2009
Garrett Clawson (1st)........................................... PK Rolf Bathold (2nd)................................................ DB Shadrae King (2nd).............................................. TE Michael Landers (2nd).......................................... DB Nick Schirtzinger (2nd)......................................... P
Alex DiMichele (1st)............................................. LB Shadrae King (1st)............................................... TE Corey Konycki (1st).............................................. OL Michael Landers (1st)........................................... DB Elias Navarro (1st)................................................ LB Nolan Nearhoof (1st)............................................ DL Myles Russ (1st).................................................. RB Nick Schirtzinger (1st).......................................... P Jeff Sinclair (1st).................................................. QB Carlos Andrade (2nd)............................................ OL Rolf Bathold (2nd)................................................ DB Logan Miles (2nd)................................................ OL 2011
Nolan Nearhoof (1st)............................................ DL Brad Rodgers (1st)............................................... OL Cameron Chadwick (2nd)..................................... DB Anthony Coleman (2nd)........................................ RS Shadrae King (2nd).............................................. TE Logan Miles (2nd)................................................ OL 2012
Nolan Nearhoof (1st)............................................ DL Marcelis Branch (2nd).......................................... DB
All-NEC Picks by Year 2013......................... 9 2012......................... 2 2011......................... 6 2010......................... 12 2009......................... 5 2008......................... 5 2007......................... 6 2006......................... 10 2005......................... 4
2004......................... 9 2003......................... 5 2002......................... 4 2001......................... 9 2000......................... 13 1999......................... 12 1998......................... 8 1997......................... 9 1996......................... 5
All-NEC Picks by Position
Alex DiMichele 2010
Joe Walton
NEC Major Awards Coach of the Year Joe Walton............................... 1996-97, 1999, 2010 Offensive Player of the Year Tim Levcik............................................... 2000, 2001 Myles Russ........................................................ 2010 Defensive Player of the Year James Noel....................................................... 2004 Chad Wengert.................................................... 2007 Alex DiMichele................................................... 2010 Nolan Nearhoof.................................................. 2012 Offensive Rookie of the Year Archie Wannamaker........................................... 1996 Tim Levcik......................................................... 1998 Brent Hockenberry............................................. 2000 James O’Quinn.................................................. 2008 Defensive Rookie of the Year Murray Poole (co-)............................................. 1996 James Noel....................................................... 2002 Mike Niklos........................................................ 2003 Marcelis Branch................................................. 2012 — 57 — 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
Offense 32 players Offensive Line...................14 players Quarterback.....................2 players Running Back...................4 players Tight End..........................5 players Wide Receiver...................7 players
54 times 23 times 5 times 8 times 9 times 9 times
Defense 38 players Defensive Line..................13 players Defensive Back.................14 players Linebacker.......................11 players
62 times 19 times 23 times 20 times
Special Teams 11 players Placekicker.......................3 players Punter..............................3 players Return Specialist...............5 players
17 times 6 times 5 times 6 times
NEC Year-by-Year Standings 1996 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
1. Robert Morris * #.......... Monmouth *.................... 3. Central Conn. State.......... Wagner........................... 5. Saint Francis...................
3-1 (.750) 3-1 (.750) 2-2 (.500) 2-2 (.500) 0-4 (.000)
2001 Final Standings All (Pct.)
Streak
Home
Away
9-2 (.818) 8-3 (.700) 3-7 (.300) 5-5 (.500) 3-7 (.300)
W3 W2 L2 L1 W1
5-0 4-2 3-2 3-2 2-4
4-2 3-1 0-5 3-2 1-3
1. Sacred Heart # $............. 2. Robert Morris................ 3. Albany............................ Monmouth...................... 5. Stony Brook..................... Wagner........................... 7. Central Conn. State.......... 8. St. John’s........................ 9. Saint Francis...................
* Co-Champions; #ECAC Bowl Champions
1997 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
1. Robert Morris #............. 2. Monmouth...................... 3. Wagner........................... 4. Central Conn. State.......... 5. Saint Francis...................
4-0 (1.000) 3-1 (.750) 2-2 (.500) 1-3 (.250) 0-4 (.000)
All (Pct.)
Streak
Home
Away
8-3 (.727) 5-4 (.556) 6-4 (.600) 5-5 (.500) 2-9 (.182)
W3 W3 L2 L1 W1
3-2 2-2 5-0 3-2 1-4
5-1 3-2 1-4 2-3 1-5
NEC (Pct.)
4-1 (.800) 4-1 (.800) 3-2 (.600) 3-2 (.600) 1-4 (.200) 0-5 (.000)
All (Pct.)
Streak
Home
Away
2-3 2-3 2-3 2-2 1-4 0-5
2-3 3-2 5-0 2-4 1-4 0-5
4-6 (.400) L2 5-5 (.500) L1 7-3 (.700) W1 4-6 (.400) L1 2-8 (.200) W1 0-10 (.000) L10
7-0 (1.000) 6-1 (.857) 5-2 (.714) 4-3 (.571) 3-4 (.429) 2-5 (.286) 1-6 (.143) 0-7 (.000)
All (Pct.)
Streak
Home
Away
8-2 (.800) 7-2 (.778) 5-5 (.500) 5-5 (.500) 4-6 (.400) 2-8 (.200) 2-9 (.182) 2-9 (.182)
W7 W1 L1 W1 W2 L2 L2 W1
5-0 2-2 3-1 4-1 3-2 0-4 1-4 2-3
3-2 5-0 2-4 1-4 1-4 2-4 1-5 0-6
All (Pct.)
8-0 (1.000) 10-0 (1.000) 7-1 (.875) 10-1 (.909) 6-2 (.750) 6-5 (.545) 5-3 (.625) 5-6 (.455) 4-4 (.500) 5-6 (.455) 3-5 (.575) 4-6 (.400) 2-6 (.250) 5-6 (.455) 1-7 (.125) 2-8 (.200) 0-8 (.000) 0-11 (.000)
Streak
Home
Away
W10 W2 L2 L2 W2 W2 W1 L7 L11
5-0 6-1 3-3 3-1 3-2 4-1 2-3 1-4 0-5
5-0 4-0 3-2 2-5 2-4 0-5 3-3 1-4 0-6
All (Pct.)
Streak
Home
Away
6-0 5-0 5-1 4-0 4-1 3-1 2-3 1-5
2-4 3-2 2-2 3-4 1-5 0-6 0-5 1-3
Home
Away
5-0 4-1 3-1 4-1 2-2 4-2 1-3 0-4
5-2 3-3 3-3 2-3 4-3 2-3 2-5 1-5
Home
Away
5-1 5-0 2-3 4-1 4-3 3-1 1-4 3-3
5-0 3-2 2-4 2-3 2-2 3-4 2-3 0-5
8-4 (.667) W2 8-2 (.800) W5 7-3 (.700) W4 7-4 (.636) W1 5-6 (.455) W1 3-7 (.300) L6 2-8 (.200) L1 2-8 (.200) W1
6-1 (.857) 6-1 (.857) 4-3 (.571) 4-3 (.571) 3-4 (.429) 3-4 (.429) 2-5 (.286) 0-7 (.000)
All (Pct.)
Streak
10-2 (.833) L1 7-4 (.636) L1 6-4 (.600) L2 6-4 (.600) W3 6-5 (.545) L4 6-5 (.545) W2 3-8 (.273) L2 1-9 (.000) L5
2004 Final Standings NEC (Pct.)
1. Monmouth *.................... Central Conn. State *....... 3. Albany............................ 4. Sacred Heart................... Robert Morris................ Wagner........................... 7. Stony Brook..................... 8. Saint Francis...................
2000 Final Standings NEC (Pct.)
7-0 3-1 4-1 4-1 0-4 1-4 2-4 0-4 0-6
* Co-Champions
1. Robert Morris $............. 2. Sacred Heart................... 3. Wagner........................... 4. Albany............................ 5. Monmouth...................... 6. Central Conn. State.......... 7. St. John’s........................ 8. Stony Brook..................... 9. Saint Francis...................
6-1 (.857) 5-2 (.714) 5-2 (.714) 4-3 (.571) 3-4 (.429) 2-5 (.286) 2-5 (.286) 1-6 (.143)
NEC (Pct.)
1. Monmouth *.................... Albany *.......................... 3. Robert Morris................ Stony Brook..................... 5. Sacred Heart................... Wagner........................... 7. Central Conn. State.......... 8. Saint Francis...................
$ Mid-Major National Champions
Away
4-0 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-2 0-3 1-5 0-4
2003 Final Standings
1999 Final Standings NEC (Pct.)
Home
W11 W6 L2 L1 W2 L3 L1 L8 L10
# ECAC Classic Champions
1. Robert Morris $............. 2. Albany............................ 3. Wagner........................... 4. Stony Brook..................... 5. Central Conn. State.......... 6. Monmouth...................... 7. Saint Francis................... 8. Sacred Heart...................
NEC (Pct.)
1. Albany #......................... 2. Stony Brook..................... Sacred Heart................... 4. Wagner........................... 5. Central Conn. State.......... 6. Robert Morris................ Monmouth...................... 8. Saint Francis...................
* Co-Champions
Streak
2002 Final Standings
1998 Final Standings 1. Robert Morris *............. Monmouth *.................... 3. Wagner........................... Central Conn. State.......... 5. Sacred Heart................... 6. Saint Francis...................
All (Pct.)
8-0 (1.000) 11-0 (1.000) 6-1 (.857) 6-3 (.667) 5-2 (.714) 7-3 (.700) 5-2 (.714) 7-3 (.700) 3-5 (.375) 3-6 (.333) 3-5 (.375) 3-6 (.333) 2-5 (.286) 2-7 (.222) 1-6 (.143) 1-9 (.100) 0-7 (.000) 0-10 (.000)
# ECAC Classic Champions; $ Mid-Major National Champions
# ECAC Bowl Champions
NEC (Pct.)
* Co-Champions
$ Mid-Major National Champions
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6-1 (.857) 6-1 (.857) 4-3 (.571) 3-4 (.429) 3-4 (.429) 3-4 (.429) 2-5 (.286) 1-6 (.143)
All (Pct.)
Streak
10-1 (.909) W7 8-2 (.800) W2 4-7 (.364) L2 6-4 (.600) W1 6-5 (.545) L1 6-5 (.545) L1 3-7 (.300) W1 3-8 (.273) L6
2005 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
1. Central Conn. State *....... Stony Brook *.................. 3. Monmouth...................... Albany............................ 5. Wagner........................... Sacred Heart................... Saint Francis................... 8. Robert Morris................
5-2 (.714) 5-2 (.714) 4-3 (.571) 4-3 (.571) 3-4 (.429) 3-4 (.429) 3-4 (.429) 1-6 (.143)
2010 Final Standings All (Pct.)
Streak
7-4 (.636) L1 6-5 (.545) L1 6-4 (.600) W1 5-6 (.455) W1 6-5 (.545) W1 4-6 (.400) W1 3-8 (.273) L2 2-8 (.200) L5
Home
Away
4-1 4-2 3-1 2-2 3-3 2-3 2-3 2-3
3-3 2-3 3-3 3-4 3-2 2-3 1-5 0-5
1. Central Conn. State *....... Robert Morris * %......... 3. Duquesne....................... 4. Bryant............................. Albany............................ 6. Wagner........................... Monmouth...................... 8. Sacred Heart................... 9. Saint Francis...................
* Co-Champions
NEC (Pct.)
7-1 (.875) 7-1 (.875) 5-3 (.625) 4-4 (.500) 4-4 (.500) 3-5 (.375) 3-5 (.375) 2-6 (.250) 1-7 (.125)
All (Pct.)
Streak
8-3 (.727) W2 8-3 (.727) L2 7-4 (.636) W2 7-4 (.636) L1 6-5 (.545) W3 5-6 (.455) L2 3-8 (.273) L4 4-7 (.364) W1 1-10 (.091) L8
Home
Away
5-0 5-0 5-1 6-1 3-1 3-2 2-4 2-3 1-3
3-3 3-3 2-3 1-3 3-4 2-4 1-4 2-4 0-7
Home
Away
5-0 3-2 4-2 0-6 2-3 2-4 2-3 1-4 2-3
4-2 5-2 3-2 5-0 2-4 3-2 2-4 1-5 0-6
Home
Away
4-1 5-1 2-2 3-1 2-4 3-2 3-2 2-3 1-3
5-1 4-3 3-3 2-5 2-3 2-4 1-5 0-5 1-6
Home
Away
5-0 5-1 2-3 4-2 3-4 2-3 1-5
2-4 5-2 3-3 1-4 2-3 2-5 2-3
* Co-Champions; % NCAA FCS Playoffs Automatic Bid
2006 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
1. Monmouth...................... 2. Albany............................ Robert Morris................ Stony Brook..................... 5. Central Conn. State.......... 6. Saint Francis................... 7. Sacred Heart................... 8. Wagner...........................
6-1 (.857) 5-2 (.714) 5-2 (.714) 5-2 (.714) 4-3 (.571) 2-5 (.286) 1-6 (.143) 0-7 (.000)
All (Pct.)
Streak
Home
Away
10-2 (.833) 7-4 (.636) 7-4 (.636) 5-6 (.455) 8-3 (.727) 3-8 (.273) 2-9 (.182) 4-7 (.364)
L1 L1 W1 L1 W2 W1 L6 L7
5-2 3-2 2-3 2-2 4-0 3-3 2-4 2-3
5-0 4-2 5-1 3-4 4-3 0-5 0-5 2-4
2011 Final Standings
2007 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
1. Albany............................ 2. Central Conn. State.......... 3. Wagner........................... Monmouth...................... Robert Morris................ 6. Saint Francis................... 7. Sacred Heart...................
6-0 (1.000) 4-2 (.667) 3-3 (.500) 3-3 (.500) 3-3 (.500) 2-4 (.333) 0-6 (.000)
All (Pct.)
Streak
Home
Away
8-4 (.667) 6-5 (.545) 7-4 (.636) 4-6 (.400) 4-6 (.400) 3-7 (.300) 3-8 (.273)
L1 L2 W1 W1 W1 W2 L3
3-1 4-2 3-3 1-3 2-3 0-5 2-3
5-3 2-3 4-1 3-3 2-3 3-2 1-5
NEC (Pct.)
1. Albany............................ 2. Monmouth...................... 3. Sacred Heart................... Central Conn. State.......... Robert Morris................ 6. Duquesne....................... 7. Wagner........................... 8. Saint Francis...................
All (Pct.)
Streak
Home
Away
W8 W2 L2 W2 W1 L1 L4 L11
5-0 3-2 4-2 5-0 3-3 2-3 1-4 0-5
4-3 4-2 4-1 2-4 2-3 1-4 2-4 0-6
All (Pct.)
Streak
Home
Away
9-3 (.750) 7-4 (.636) 6-5 (.545) 5-6 (.455) 5-6 (.455) 5-6 (.455) 3-8 (.273) 2-8 (.200) 2-9 (.182)
L1 W1 L2 W5 W2 L2 L1 L1 L3
4-0 4-1 3-2 3-2 3-2 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3
5-3 3-3 3-3 2-4 2-4 3-3 1-5 0-5 0-6
7-0 (1.000) 9-3 (.750) 6-1 (.857) 7-4 (.636) 4-3 (.571) 8-3 (.727) 4-3 (.571) 7-4 (.636) 4-3 (.571) 5-6 (.455) 2-5 (.286) 3-7 (.300) 1-6 (.143) 3-8 (.273) 0-7 (.000) 0-11 (.000)
NEC (Pct.)
1. Central Conn. State.......... 2. Albany............................ 3. Wagner........................... Robert Morris................ 5. Bryant............................. Monmouth...................... 7. Duquesne....................... Sacred Heart................... 9. Saint Francis...................
7-1 (.875) 6-2 (.750) 5-3 (.625) 5-3 (.625) 4-4 (.500) 4-4 (.500) 2-6 (.250) 2-6 (.250) 1-7 (.125)
All (Pct.)
Streak
9-2 (.818) W5 8-4 (.667) L1 7-4 (.636) L1 5-6 (.455) L2 4-7 (.364) W3 5-6 (.455) L3 4-7 (.364) W2 2-9 (.182) L6 2-9 (.182) L2
2012 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
1. Albany *.......................... Wagner * %.................... 3. Monmouth...................... 4. Saint Francis................... Bryant............................. 6. Duquesne....................... Robert Morris................ 8. Central Conn. State.......... 9. Sacred Heart...................
7-1 (.875) 7-1 (.875) 4-3 (.571) 4-4 (.500) 4-4 (.500) 3-5 (.375) 3-5 (.375) 2-5 (.286) 1-7 (.125)
All (Pct.)
Streak
9-2 (.818) W2 9-4 (.692) L1 5-5 (.500) W1 5-6 (.455) W2 4-7 (.364) L1 5-6 (.455) L4 4-7 (.364) L1 2-8 (.200) L2 2-9 (.182) L5
* Co-Champions; % NCAA FCS Playoffs Automatic Bid
2013 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
1. Duquesne *..................... Sacred Heart * %............. 3. Robert Morris................ Saint Francis................... Bryant............................. 6. Central Conn. State.......... Wagner...........................
2009 Final Standings
7-1 (.875) 7-1 (.875) 5-3 (.625) 4-4 (.500) 4-4 (.500) 3-5 (.375) 3-5 (.375) 2-6 (.250) 1-7 (.125)
* Co-Champions; % NCAA FCS Playoffs Automatic Bid
2008 Final Standings
NEC (Pct.)
1. Duquesne *..................... Albany * %...................... 3. Bryant............................. 4. Monmouth...................... Wagner........................... 6. Sacred Heart................... Central Conn. State.......... 8. Robert Morris................ 9. Saint Francis...................
4-2 (.667) 4-2 (.667) 3-3 (.500) 3-3 (.500) 3-3 (.500) 2-4 (.333) 2-4 (.333)
* Co-Champions; % NCAA FCS Playoffs Automatic Bid
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All (Pct.)
Streak
7-4 (.636) W2 10-3 (.769) L1 5-6 (.455) L2 5-6 (.455) W1 5-7 (.417) W1 4-8 (.333) L3 3-8 (.273) W1
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All-Time Uniform Numbers (1994-2013)
The Robert Morris all-time uniform number list is listed in chronological order. To be included, a student-athlete must have earned at least one varsity letter. Numbers in parenthesis following an individual’s name denote other uniform numbers worn by those players during their career with RMU. 1 John Mihalik........................ 1994
Chris Longo.................... 1995-98
9 Greg Busse......................... 1994
Toheeb Akinola (4).......... 2005-06
24 Conte’ Bolden...................... 1994
Mark Szymanski (53)...... 2007-09
Deryl Witten.................... 1995-96
James Snider (9)............ 2007-08
Mike Scott........................... 1995
Nick Groat (44)............... 2010-12
Clay Ilkin (27)...................... 2013
Corey Oaks (9)..................... 2002
Zach Cooper........................ 2013
JaJonelle DeJarnette...... 2003-04
Jemond Riffe (10)....... 1999-2001
Ray Thomas............... 1997-2000
Robb Butler.................... 2002-03
Corey Oaks (24)................... 2001
Drew Geyer.................... 2002-05
17 Gary Kifer............................ 1994
Michael Landers............. 2007-10
33 Wesley Johnson.............. 1994-96
2 Fred Manalac (19).......... 1995-96
Mario Hines (3)............... 2006-07
B.B. Broughton.................... 2001
Samuel Collins................ 2011-13
Terrance McCall................... 1997
Brian Williams................. 1997-98
James Snider (16)............... 2009
Nathan DiLorenzo (4)........... 2003
Ryan Swofford............ 1999-2001
Sam Dorsett............... 1999-2003
Jamie Cobb.................... 2010-11
Alvin Hill......................... 2005-07
25 Brian Dunn..................... 1994-97
Nic Horting.......................... 2003
Rupert Rickards (5, 32)........ 2005
Chad Dawgiello.................... 2013
Michael Richards............ 2008-10
Micah Riley........... 1998-99, 2002
Brian Pruitt..................... 2005-06
Zach Washington................. 2012
T.J. Green....................... 2008-10
Rickeem Jackson................. 2011
10 Andy Scruggs................. 1994-95
Paul Jones.......................... 2013
3 Tory Rockett................... 1995-96
Tim Levcik.................. 1998-2001
Andre Reid (10)................... 2000
Adam Lawrence (56, 8)........ 2007
Shane Gosnell..................... 2005
Brad Banas.................... 2009-12
Daron Jones........................ 2007
Kelly Pierre (31)................... 1996
18 JeVarn O’Neal................ 1996-97
Jemond Riffe (1).................. 1998
J.T. Kirk.......................... 1998-99
Sanchez Faugue............. 2009-12
34 Tim Hare............................. 1994
Allen Mangus...................... 2000
Vladimir St. Surin............ 2001-03
Warren Fields...................... 2013
Joe Ward (26)...................... 1998
Andre Reid (25)................... 2001
Shola Fajemisin (54)............ 2004
Jeremy Cigola..................... 2000 Derek Huey......................... 2002
Mario Hines (9).................... 2004
Jabbar Graham............... 2004-05
Nathan Argenta..... 2006-07, 2009
26 Josh Buxton........................ 1996
Josh O’Bannon (34)........ 2005-06
Michael Rogers (85)............. 2006
Ben Ridgeley.................. 2010-12
Nick Daniel (22)................... 1998
Josh O’Bannon (3).......... 2003-04
Myles Russ..................... 2007-10
Harry Girting................... 2007-09
D.J. Hayes (89).................... 2013
Joe Ward (34)...................... 2001
Jeff Link......................... 2007-10
Antwan Smith...................... 2011
Adrian Perez................... 2012-13
Nelson Walker (29)............... 2002
D.J. Myers (23, 38)......... 2011-12
Donte Jeter (13).............. 2012-13
19 Fred Manalac (2)................. 1994
Nick Ebert........................... 2005
Corey Garry......................... 2013
11 Robert Frazier............ 1994, 1996
Tai Alli............................ 1995-97
Rion Listhrop (40)........... 2006-07
Barry Nowell........................ 2008
4 Myles Davis......................... 1996
Antoine Lee (11).................. 1997
Jon Watts............................ 2000
Jeff Carlo................... 1998-2001
Chris Beene......................... 1998
Damian Jackson............. 2001-02
35 Garth White.................... 1994-97
Brad Miller................. 1998-2000
Josh Weight (20)............. 2002-03
Nick Downs (36)......... 1999-2000
Camdin Crouse (11)............. 2007
27 Brian DeVivo........................ 1994
Victor Silva........... 2001-03, 2005
Nathan DiLorenzo (17).... 2004-06
Ed Brown....................... 2001-02
Garrett Clawson.............. 2008-10
Joe Austin.................. 1999-2001
Alex Tarr......................... 2009-11
Toheeb Akinola (16)............. 2007
Justin Larson....................... 2004
Antwan Eddie (6)................. 2011
Devin Wilson................... 2002-05
Andy Smigiera..................... 2013
Marcus Prather.................... 2013
Anthony Coleman........... 2008-11
Rob Baier............................ 2005
Marcelis Branch.............. 2012-13
Mike Niklos (20).............. 2006-07
Camdin Crouse (19)........ 2008-09
20 Ralph Clark (7)..................... 1994
Eric Lowry (29)..... 2010-11, 2013
Pat Nolan....................... 1995-98
5 DeLonte Perkins (36)...... 1996-97
Donald Dorsey................ 1998-99
Brandon Morgan.................. 2001
Nick Downs (11)............. 1997-98
Andrew Fiorante (39)........... 2002
28 Matt Stasko......................... 1998
Jake Nulph..................... 2003-04
Mike Niklos (11).............. 2003-04
Dante Settles.................. 2000-04
Karey Murray.................. 2006-08
Greg Langer................... 2010-12
Rolf Bathold.................... 2007-10
Steve Tryon.......................... 1999
Brent Marstellar................... 2000
Deontae Howard............. 2011-13
Derry Williams..................... 1998
Josh Weight (4).................... 2001
Rupert Rickards (2, 32)... 2003-04
Clay Ilkin (16)...................... 2012
Moises Hernandez (41)... 2005-06
Brandon Baldwin............. 1996-97
36 DeLonte Perkins (5)............. 1995
6 Jeff Cohn....................... 1994-95
Ryan Smith.......................... 2007 Duane Mitchell (7)................ 2011
12 Jake Newman................ 1994-97
Nick Schirtzinger (92)........... 2007
21 Tim Smith............................ 1994
29 Amon Harrod.................. 1996-98
Raphael Johnson (29)..... 2008-10
Mike Romeo........................ 2000
Matt Layman....................... 2011
Joe DeMaria (7)................... 1996
Vince Mongelluzzo (74)........ 2010
Cameron Chadwick......... 2011-12
Phil Peckich......................... 2013
Josh Marino................... 2001-04
Richard Bailey..................... 2002
37 Kevin Jordan.................. 2000-01
Austin Weaver..................... 2005
Nelson Walker (26).......... 2003-05
13 Fred Parker.................... 1996-98
James O’Quinn.................... 2008
Raphael Johnson (12).......... 2007
Aaron Stewart...................... 1999
Ed Herriott (40)............... 2001-02
Marvin McCalla............... 2009-10
Shadrae King (7).................. 2008
Doug Lewis......................... 2002
Justin Marino (40)................ 2004
William Quarles.............. 2011-12
Eric Lowry (11).................... 2009
Jason Bennett..................... 2004
Kevin Drakeford, Jr. (31)....... 2006
Kimani Smith (15)................ 2012
38 Drew Dorsey........................ 1994
Greg James......................... 1998
Mike Keister............... 1999-2000
Jonathan Robinson......... 2005-07
Troy Cree........................ 2007-08
22 Dante Payne................... 1994-97
30 John Hepler.................... 1994-97
Sam Fiorante.................. 2002-05
Alex DiMichele................ 2008-10
Donte Jeter (3)..................... 2011
Ian Greenlee........................ 1998
Monroe Hillsman......... 1999-2000
D.J. Myers (23, 34).............. 2010
Jamar Cromwell (23)............ 2011
Evan Taylor (40)................... 2012
Nick Daniel (26).......... 1999-2001
Stuart Ayers (22)............. 2003-04
Tony LaMancusa............. 2011-13
Antwan Eddie (19).......... 2012-13
Brian Jones (23).................. 2013
Develand Campbell.............. 2002
Jason Davis......................... 2006
Jason Trivisono.................... 2005
David Pittman................. 2008-09
7 Jerel Freeman..................... 1994
14 Jason Hempstead....... 1999-2002
Stuart Ayers (30).................. 2006
Mike Cook (31).................... 2011
Ron Ball.............................. 2007
Josh Kiel........................ 2007-10
Ryan Thermil.................. 2012-13
Ralph Clark (20).............. 1995-97
Joe DeMaria (21)................. 1998
Jeff Sinclair.................... 2009-12
Michael Monz...................... 1999
Sean Gavin.......................... 2013
39 D’Shawn Henry............... 1997-99
Andrew Fiorante (36)........... 2003
Matt Brunck (98).................. 2004
31 Kelly Pierre (10)................... 1995
Joey Wines..................... 2008-09
Ky Kenyon........................... 2012
Steve Carbonara............. 1996-97
Shawn Martin (16).......... 2000-02
23 Jeff Garner.......................... 1997
Jermaine Cuyler......... 1998-2001
Erik Cwalinski................. 2005-08
15 Brad Trezona....................... 1995
Shaun Butler....................... 1998
Kevin Drakeford, Jr. (13)....... 2004
40 Brandon Fellinger............ 1994-95
Shadrae King (29)........... 2009-11
Donald Walker..................... 1997
Kevin Felix........................... 2002
Ian Milanak (59).............. 2007-09
Darnell Baldwin.................... 1998
Duane Mitchell (27)......... 2012-13
Antoine Lee (11)............. 1998-99
James Kazil.................... 2004-07
A.J. Holderman (77, 94)....... 2010
Ed Herriott (13).................... 1999
Rich Demaio........................ 2003
Jesse Kastelic...................... 2008
C.J. Jackson........................ 2011
Justin Marino (13)........... 2001-03
8 Ben Davis............................ 1996
Jacky Candy........................ 2006
Jamar Cromwell (6)......... 2009-10
Mike Cook (30)............... 2012-13
Rion Listhrop (26)................ 2005
John Jackson................. 2006-07
32 Steve Tharp.................... 1994-95
Erik Frund........................... 2008
Evan Taylor (13)................... 2010
Jonathan LeDonne (50)... 2002-04
Kyle McCallister................... 2007
Justin Brooks....................... 2011
Michael Walser............... 2005-07
Kimani Smith (37)................ 2013
Brian Jones (13).................. 2012
D.J. Myers (34, 38).............. 2013
Adam Lawrence (56, 33). 2008-09
Milton Sanders.................... 2001
Monte Ashby....................... 2010
16 Shawn Martin (7)................. 1999
Rupert Rickards (2, 5).......... 2002
Malik Johnson (43)......... 2012-13
Jeff Rommes.................. 2003-06
David Bourne.................. 2000-01
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41 Harry Leber......................... 1998
54 Andy Dubinsky (47)......... 1996-98
66 Abu Sesay (63).................... 1998
77 Keith Stewart.................. 1994-97
Dustin Holt (44).................... 2002
Marlin Thrower........... 1999-2001
Kevin Wachhaus............. 2000-03
Bryan Mullins................. 2005-06
Carl Crennel................... 1995-96
Moises Hernandez (5)..... 2003-04
Shola Fajemisin (18)....... 2002-03
John Steilner.................. 2004-07
Corey Konycki................. 2007-10
Michael Grell....................... 1997
Anthony Caperelli............ 2008-11
Ray Gensler.................... 2004-06
Nate Hargraves............... 2011-12
A.J. Holderman (31, 94)....... 2011
Charles Jones...................... 2002
Todd-Jamal Waters.............. 2013
Max Robertson............... 2012-13
Michael Crandle.............. 2003-05
Gavin Marshall................ 2008-10
Forrest Mason................ 2012-13
42 Brian Gehrig........................ 1995
67 Mark Baldino.................. 1994-96
Archie Wannamaker........ 1996-98
55 Jack Whaley................... 1994-97
Chris Roberts (98)........... 2008-09
78 Odist Felder.................... 1994-97
Vince Magnone............... 2004-06
Luke Sweeney................ 2011-13
Dan Zimmerman.................. 2000
Dan Mignogna................ 2011-12
Jason Edwards.................... 2001
William Weathers (52)..... 2001-03
James Murphy................ 2007-09
Mark Centofanti.............. 2011-12
43 John Rochford................ 1994-97
68 Eric Hendershot.............. 1995-98
Josh Gibson........................ 2003
79 Brian Cleary.................... 1994-97
Michael Schlaepfer......... 2002-04
56 Eugene Wright..................... 1996
A.J. Dalton (70, 76).............. 2010
Jacob DaGrava............... 2006-08
Anthony Berger............... 2001-02
Nick Faraci..................... 2012-13
Gus Alonso..................... 2003-06
90 Brian Karavish..................... 1994
91 Darnell Gardener................. 1996
Brad Kirit.................... 1997-2000
Alex Wilson..................... 2001-03
Scott Schade.................. 2005-06
Nolan Nearhoof............... 2009-12
80 Tom Carchedi...................... 1995
Kyle Cooper (44).................. 2009
Adam Lawrence (33, 8)........ 2006
Malik Johnson (8)................ 2010
Ryan Nearhoof................ 2007-10
69 Joe Parlette (92).................. 1995
Opio Gary (89)............ 1999-2000
92 Joe Parlette (69)............. 1996-97
Andrew Douglass............ 2011-12
Jon Consoli......................... 2005
Rob Meyer...................... 2003-05
Brad Rodgers................. 2008-11
Chris Molnar........................ 2007
Kelvern Grant.................. 2005-07
Nick Schirtzinger (12)...... 2008-10
44 Piante Crew......................... 1994
Mo Baptiste.................... 1996-97
57 Mark Cuda (97)................... 1995
Mike Rosatone............ 1999-2000
Dustin Holt (41).................... 2003
Brice Fritts.................. 1999-2001
81 Eric Dudek........................... 1994
Chad Wengert................. 2004-07
Rinaldo Policicchio............... 2003
Brent Hockenberry.......... 2000-01
93 Mike Cortes.................... 1994-96
Nick Groat (32).................... 2009
Ian Margerum................. 2006-08
Chris Kozak.................... 2007-08
Brandon Martin.................... 2006
Kyle Cooper (43)........ 2011, 2013
Brian Bevilacqua............. 2009-11
D.J. Zalewski.................. 2009-10
Farren Mason................. 2009-12
Mike Neilson........................ 2012
D.J. Pearson........................ 2013 94 Billie Jones..................... 1996-97
45* Tim Hall.......................... 1994-95 58 Pat Stage....................... 1995-96
82 Tim Matthews (84)............... 1997
Ron Blue............................. 2002
46 Todd Geissler.................. 1994-96
Thomas Grow...................... 1999
Regis Flowers (86)............... 2006
Craig Herlan............... 1998-2000
Doug Brandow..................... 1998
Louis St. Felix................. 2002-04
Ricky Daldo.................... 2001-03
Michael Lovely................ 2009-10
Andy Gill..................... 1999-2001
Robert Williams............... 2008-10
Julian Ellison....................... 2007
A.J. Holderman (31, 77).. 2012-13
Jordan Potter....................... 2007
Andrew Smith................. 2010-13
John Melnick....................... 2011
59 Mike Melynk................... 1997-98
T.J. Matrascia...................... 2013
Greg Harteis................... 2003-05
Ian Milanak (31)................... 2006
Zac Bennett......................... 2013
47 Andy Dubinsky (54).............. 1995
95 Matt Grayson.............. 1998-2001 70 Jon Bealles.......................... 1994
83 Paul Speier..................... 1996-98
Sean Crisman...................... 2002
Tyjuan Massey................ 2002-05
Ryan Catley......................... 2008
Chris Thompkins (61)...... 2011-13
Kevin Neill...................... 1995-96
Quinton Pirl......................... 2012
Phil Rossomando (72).......... 2001
Chris Rivers, Jr..................... 2013
Parrish Johnson................... 1997
Reggie Chambers....... 1998-2001
60 Dwayne Smith..................... 1994
Colyn Haugh (73)................. 2004
Matt Daniel.......................... 2002
Brian Murphy....................... 1996
Bill Romango....................... 2007
84 Anthony West...................... 1996
Ken Pingatore...................... 2003
Jordan Howard............... 2004-07
Ini Bassey............................ 1998
Carlos Andrade (60)........ 2008-10
Tim Matthews (82)............... 1998
Eric Jewell...................... 2005-07
Connor Shennan.................. 2013
Carlos Andrade (70)............. 2007
A.J. Dalton (68, 76)......... 2011-12
Sherrod Evers....... 2006, 2008-09
Cory Nolton.................... 2010-11
Alex Kirsch.......................... 2012
Alex Caratelli....................... 2013
96 Brian Quaranta.................... 1994
97 Mark Cuda (57)................... 1994
71 Scott Remaley..................... 1994
48 John O’Connell............... 1995-98
James Noel.................... 2002-05
61 Aaron Doolittle..................... 1994
Justin Martin.................. 1996-98
85 Gary Gregory.................. 1995-98
Paul Leonard....................... 1996
Matthew Fox................... 2012-13
Deodis Powell................. 1995-96
Joel Travitz..................... 2004-05
Rob Quaranta................. 2001-02
Jeff Stingi............................ 1997
Trevor Lang......................... 1997
Jon Hill........................... 2012-13
Michael Rogers (10)............. 2005
49 Marcus McCaleb.................. 1995
Mark Leyenaar........... 1998-2001
Adam Sauers (62)................ 1998
Andy Walton................... 2006-08
Henry Jartu......................... 2012
Elias Navarro (51)................ 2007
Babafemi Odumeru......... 2003-04
72 Mike Horgos........................ 1996
86 Jason Spencer................ 1994-97
Nick England.................. 2008-10
Shannon Smoot.............. 2006-08
Chris Young (63).................. 1998
Luke Mueller.................. 2012-13
Chris Thompkins (95)........... 2010
Phil Rossomando (70).......... 2002
Donald Zalewski.................. 2003
98 Jason Henley.................. 1994-95
Matt Williams.................. 2004-05
Jarvis Powers................. 2004-06
Regis Flowers (94).......... 2007-08
Eric Fontana........................ 2002
Matt Brunck (39)............. 2005-06
50 Nate List........................ 1994-97
62 Mike Stosic......................... 1997
Logan Miles.................... 2008-11
Jonathan LeDonne (8).......... 2001
Adam Sauers (97)....... 1999-2000
Josh Thiel............................ 2013
Jimmy Masson.................... 2013
Lawrence Tolson.................. 2002
Tyler DeChellis..................... 2007
51 Matt Mihalyi........................ 2001
73 Jeff Munoz..................... 1995-96
Isi Mataele........................... 2001
87 Dwan Walker....................... 1997
Mike Burkett................... 2007-09
Chris Roberts (67)................ 2010
Ryan Fulmer............... 1999-2000
Scott Konchek............ 1999-2002
Stephen McNair.............. 2001-02
John Stanley........................ 2003
63 Doug Ahlum................... 1994-95
Colyn Haugh (70)............ 2005-06
Paul Evans..................... 2010-12
Elias Navarro (49)........... 2008-10
Abu Sesay (66).................... 1997
Sam Miller....... 2008-09, 2011-12
R.J. Cook (64)................. 2012-13
Chris Young (72)......... 1999-2001
Clifton Jean-Jacques...... 2002-05
52 Ed Sanchez......................... 1994
Adam Thermann............. 1995-98
Jason Tomaszewski........ 1996-98
Richard Nagy.................. 2006-07
Connor Sullivan............... 2010-12
Dean Jackson...................... 2000
Andre Sanders........... 2003, 2005
Jeremy Wise................... 2002-05
Vince Mongelluzzo (36)... 2011-13
Robin Cole, Jr................. 1996-99
John Meerdo.................. 2000-03
Anthony Rada................. 2005-06
Edgar Hunt..................... 2006-07
Jonathan Krepps............. 2008-11
R.J. Cook (51)................. 2009-10
Vincent Romo............ 2003, 2005
Jason Forrest................. 2002-05
Shawn George..................... 1999
William Weathers (55).......... 2000
Marc Anderson.................... 2002
65 Dave Coleman..................... 2007
Frankie Probst..................... 2006
Tyler Digby..................... 2011-13
75* Hank Fraley.................... 1997-99
89 Opio Gary (80)..................... 1998 76 Pat Lines............................. 1994
Pat Linberg................. 1998-2001
Alan Ruperto....................... 2002
Joe Setticase.................. 2006-08
Sean McElhinny................... 2007
D.J. Hayes (18).................... 2012
Mark Szymanski (32)........... 2006
Chris Setticase.................... 2011
Vince Volpe.......................... 2007
A.J. Dalton (68, 70).............. 2013
Steve Mitchell................. 2009-12
Chris Riley.................. 1999-2001
88 Justin Starr.......................... 1994
99 John Bose........................... 1994
64 Darrick Godbott................... 1995
53 Adam Kmetz........................ 1994
74 Isaiah Hollins....................... 1995
Murray Poole.............. 1996-2000
Tim Donnelly....................... 1999
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* retired jersey
All-Time Letterwinners —A—
—F—
Jeff Cohn (WR)............................. 1994-95
Ed Herriott (DB).................... 1999, 2001-02
Doug Ahlum (OL)......................... 1994-95
Robin Cole, Jr. (OL)........................ 1996-99
Shola Fajemisin (LB)...................... 2002-04
Alvin Hill (WR)............................... 2005-07
Toheeb Akinola (DB)...................... 2005-07
Anthony Coleman (WR).................. 2008-11
Nick Faraci (OL)............................ 2012-13
Jon Hill (OL).................................. 2012-13
Tai Alli (DB/RB).............................. 1995-97
Dave Coleman (OL)............................. 2007
Sanchez Faugue (LB)..................... 2009-12
Monroe Hillsman (RB)................ 1999-2000
Gus Alonso (OL)............................ 2003-06
Samuel Collins (DB)....................... 2011-13
Odist Felder (DL)........................... 1994-97
Mario Hines (WR)................. 2004, 2006-07
Marc Anderson (LB)............................ 2002
Jon Consoli (DL).................................. 2005
Kevin Felix (DB)................................... 2002
Brent Hockenberry (TE).................. 2000-01
Carlos Andrade (OL)...................... 2007-10
Michael Cook (LB)......................... 2011-13
Brandon Fellinger (RB)................... 1994-95
A.J. Holderman (DL)...................... 2010-13
Nathan Argenta (DB)............ 2006-07, 2009
R.J. Cook (DL)................ 2009-10, 2012-13
Warren Fields (WR)............................. 2013
Isaiah Hollins (OL)............................... 1995
Monte Ashby (RB)............................... 2010
Kyle Cooper (LB)............. 2009, 2011, 2013
Andrew Fiorante (DB).................... 2002-03
Dustin Holt (LB)............................. 2002-03
Joe Austin (DB)......................... 1999-2001
Zach Cooper (LB)................................ 2013
Sam Fiorante (DB)......................... 2002-05
Mike Horgos (OL)................................ 1996
Stuart Ayers (TE).................. 2003-04, 2006
Mike Cortes (LB)........................... 1994-96
Regis Flowers (WR/TE).................. 2006-08
Nic Horting (RB).................................. 2003
Michael Crandle (DL)..................... 2003-05
Eric Fontana (K).................................. 2002
Deontae Howard (RB).................... 2011-13
Troy Cree (DB).............................. 2007-08
Jason Forrest (DL)......................... 2002-05
Jordan Howard (LB)...................... 2004-07
Richard Bailey (DB)............................. 2002
Carl Crennel (DL).......................... 1995-96
Matthew Fox (LB).......................... 2012-13
Derek Huey (RB)................................. 2002
Rob Baier (DB).................................... 2005
Piante Crew (DB)................................. 1994
Hank Fraley (OL)........................... 1997-99
Edgar Hunt (OL)............................ 2006-07
Mark Baldino (DL)......................... 1994-96
Sean Crisman (DL).............................. 2002
Robert Frazier (WR/TE).............. 1994, 1996
Brandon Baldwin (RB).................... 1996-97
Jamar Cromwell (RB).................... 2009-11
Jerel Freeman (WR)............................ 1994
Darnell Baldwin (RB)............................ 1998
Camdin Crouse (QB)...................... 2007-09
Brice Fritts (OL)......................... 1999-2001
Ron Ball (QB)...................................... 2007
Mark Cuda (DL)............................. 1994-95
Erik Frund (RB).................................... 2008
Brad Banas (LB)............................ 2009-12
Jermaine Cuyler (DB)................ 1998-2001
Ryan Fulmer (WR)..................... 1999-2000
Mo Baptiste (LB)........................... 1996-97
Erik Cwalinski (QB)........................ 2005-08
—B—
—G— —D—
—J—
C.J. Jackson (DB)................................ 2011
Ini Bassey (DL).................................... 1998 Rolf Bathold (DB)........................... 2007-10
—I—
Clay Ilkin (DB)............................... 2012-13
Damian Jackson (DB).................... 2001-02
Darnell Gardener (DL).......................... 1996
Dean Jackson (WR)............................. 2000
Jon Bealles (OL).................................. 1994
Jacob DaGrava (LB)...................... 2006-08
Jeff Garner (DB).................................. 1997
John Jackson (LB)......................... 2006-07
Chris Beene (DB)................................. 1998
Ricky Daldo (WR).......................... 2001-03
Corey Garry (FB)................................. 2013
Rickeem Jackson (WR)........................ 2011
Jason Bennett (P)................................ 2004
A.J. Dalton (OL)............................. 2010-13
Opio Gary (WR)......................... 1998-2000
Greg James (RB)................................. 1998
Zac Bennett (DL)................................. 2013
Matt Daniel (RB).................................. 2002
Sean Gavin (WR)................................. 2013
Henry Jartu (DL).................................. 2012
Anthony Berger (DL)...................... 2001-02
Nick Daniel (RB)........................ 1998-2001
Brian Gehrig (DB)................................ 1995
Clifton Jean-Jacques (OL)............. 2002-05
Brian Bevilacqua (OL).................... 2009-11
Ben Davis (QB).................................... 1996
Todd Geissler (DB)......................... 1994-96
Donte Jeter (WR)........................... 2011-13
Ron Blue (DL)..................................... 2002
Jason Davis (DB)................................. 2006
Shawn George (OL)............................. 1999
Eric Jewell (DL/LS)........................ 2005-07
Conte’ Bolden (LB).............................. 1994
Myles Davis (RB)................................. 1996
Ray Gensler (DL)........................... 2004-06
Malik Johnson (DB).............. 2010, 2012-13
John Bose (DL)................................... 1994
Chad Dawgiello (WR)........................... 2013
Drew Geyer (QB)........................... 2002-05
Parrish Johnson (LB)........................... 1997
David Bourne (WR)........................ 2000-01
Tyler DeChellis (DL)............................. 2007
Josh Gibson (DL)................................. 2003
Raphael Johnson (RB)................... 2007-10
Marcelis Branch (DB).................... 2012-13
JaJonelle DeJarnette (RB).............. 2003-04
Andy Gill (TE)............................ 1999-2001
Wesley Johnson (DB).................... 1994-96
Doug Brandow (RB)............................. 1998
Rich Demaio (QB)................................ 2003
Harry Girting (TE).......................... 2007-09
Billie Jones (LB)............................ 1996-97
Justin Brooks (RB)............................... 2011
Joe DeMaria (QB)...................... 1996, 1998
Darrick Godbott (DL)............................ 1995
Brian Jones (DB)........................... 2012-13
B.B. Broughton (RB)...................... 2001-02
Brian DeVivo (DB)................................ 1994
Shane Gosnell (DB)............................. 2005
Charles Jones (DL).............................. 2002
Ed Brown (TE)............................... 2001-02
Tyler Digby (TE/OL)........................ 2011-13
Jabbar Graham (RB)...................... 2004-05
Daron Jones (DB)................................ 2007
Matt Brunck (RB/DL)..................... 2004-06
Nathan DiLorenzo (PK)................... 2003-06
Kelvern Grant (DL)......................... 2005-07
Paul Jones (QB).................................. 2013
Mike Burkett (DL).......................... 2007-09
Alex DiMichele (LB)....................... 2008-10
Matt Grayson (DL)..................... 1998-2001
Kevin Jordan (FB).......................... 2000-01
Greg Busse (TE).................................. 1994
Tim Donnelly (TE)................................ 1999
T.J. Green (WR)............................. 2008-10
Robb Butler (WR/DB)..................... 2002-03
Aaron Doolittle (OL)............................. 1994
Ian Greenlee (RB)................................ 1998
Shaun Butler (DB)............................... 1998
Sam Dorsett (RB)............. 1999-2001, 2003
Gary Gregory (TE).......................... 1995-98
Brian Karavish (DL/LS)......................... 1994
Joshua Buxton (DB)............................. 1996
Donald Dorsey (RB)....................... 1998-99
Michael Grell (LS)................................ 1997
Jesse Kastelic (RB).............................. 2008
Drew Dorsey (TE).......................... 1994-95
Nick Groat (RB)............................. 2009-12
James Kazil (DB)........................... 2004-07
Andrew Douglass (LB)................... 2011-12
Thomas Grow (TE)............................... 1999
Mike Keister (RB)...................... 1999-2000
—C—
—K—
Develand Campbell (RB)...................... 2002
Nick Downs (DB)....................... 1997-2000
Jacky Candy (DB)................................ 2006
Kevin Drakeford, Jr. (RB)............ 2004, 2006
Anthony Caperelli (LB)................... 2008-11
Andy Dubinsky (LS)....................... 1995-98
Tim Hall (RB)................................. 1994-95
Gary Kifer (RB).................................... 1994
Alex Caratelli (WR).............................. 2013
Eric Dudek (WR).................................. 1994
Tim Hare (LB)...................................... 1994
Shadrae King (TE)......................... 2008-11
Steve Carbonara (PK).................... 1996-97
Brian Dunn (DB)............................ 1994-97
Nate Hargraves (OL)...................... 2011-12
Brad Kirit (DL)........................... 1997-2000
Amon Harrod (WR/TE)................... 1996-98
J.T. Kirk (WR)................................ 1998-99
Greg Harteis (OL).......................... 2003-05
Alex Kirsch (OL).................................. 2012
Tom Carchedi (TE)............................... 1995 Jeff Carlo (PK/P)....................... 1998-2001
—E—
Ky Kenyon (DB)................................... 2012 —H—
Josh Kiel (RB)............................... 2007-10
Ryan Catley (DL)................................. 2008
Nick Ebert (RB)................................... 2005
Colyn Haugh (DL).......................... 2004-06
Adam Kmetz (LB)................................ 1994
Mark Centofanti (LB)..................... 2011-12
Antwan Eddie (DB)........................ 2011-13
D.J. Hayes (WR)............................ 2012-13
Scott Konchek (OL)................... 1999-2002
Cameron Chadwick (DB)................ 2011-12
Jason Edwards (DE)............................ 2001
Jason Hempstead (DB).............. 1999-2002
Corey Konycki (OL)........................ 2007-10
Reggie Chambers (LB)............... 1998-2001
Julian Ellison (WR).............................. 2007
Eric Hendershot (DL)..................... 1995-98
Chris Kozak (WR).......................... 2007-08
Jeremy Cigola (LB).............................. 2000
Nick England (LB).......................... 2008-10
Jason Henley (DL)......................... 1994-95
Jonathan Krepps (LB).................... 2008-11
Ralph Clark (RB)............................ 1994-97
Paul Evans (TE)............................. 2010-12
D’Shawn Henry (DB/LB)................. 1997-99
Garrett Clawson (PK)..................... 2008-09
Sherrod Evers (WR).............. 2006, 2008-09
John Hepler (RB)........................... 1994-97
Brian Cleary (OL)........................... 1994-97
Craig Herlan (LB)....................... 1997-2000
Jamie Cobb (WR).......................... 2010-11
Moises Hernandez (RB)................. 2003-06 — 64 — 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
—L—
—T—
Brandon Morgan (TE).......................... 2001
Ben Ridgeley (DB)......................... 2010-12
Tony LaMancusa (P)...................... 2011-13
Luke Mueller (LB).......................... 2012-13
Jemond Riffe (LB)..................... 1998-2001
Alex Tarr (DB)................................ 2009-11
Michael Landers (DB).................... 2007-10
Bryan Mullins (OL)......................... 2005-06
Chris Riley (DL)......................... 1999-2001
Evan Taylor (DB/RB)................... 2010, 2012
Greg Langer (PK).......................... 2010-12
Jeff Munoz (LS)............................. 1995-96
Micah Riley (DB).................. 1998-99, 2002
Steve Tharp (RB)........................... 1994-95
Trevor Lang (OL)................................. 1997
Brian Murphy (OL)............................... 1996
Chris Rivers, Jr. (WR)........................... 2013
Adam Thermann (OL).................... 1995-98
Justin Larson (TE)............................... 2004
James Murphy (DL)....................... 2007-09
Chris Roberts (DL)......................... 2008-10
Ryan Thermil (RB)......................... 2012-13
Adam Lawrence (LB)..................... 2006-09
Karey Murray (RB)......................... 2006-08
Max Robertson (OL)...................... 2012-13
Josh Thiel (OL).................................... 2013
Matt Layman (QB)............................... 2011
D.J. Myers (DB)............................. 2010-13
Jonathan Robinson (DB)................ 2005-07
Ray Thomas (DB)...................... 1997-2000
John Rochford (DB)....................... 1994-97
Chris Thompkins (DL).................... 2010-13
Tory Rockett (WR)......................... 1995-96
Marlin Thrower (LB)................... 1999-2001
Harry Leber (LB).................................. 1998 Jonathan LeDonne (LB)................. 2001-04
—N—
Antoine Lee (WR).......................... 1997-99
Richard Nagy (DL)......................... 2006-07
Brad Rodgers (OL)......................... 2008-11
Lawrence Tolson (OL).......................... 2002
Paul Leonard (DL)............................... 1996
Elias Navarro (LB).......................... 2007-10
Michael Rogers (WR)..................... 2005-06
Jason Tomaszewski (TE)................ 1996-98
Tim Levcik (QB)......................... 1998-2001
Nolan Nearhoof (DL)...................... 2009-12
Bill Romango (OL)............................... 2007
Joel Travitz (OL)............................ 2004-05
Doug Lewis (K).................................... 2002
Ryan Nearhoof (LB)....................... 2007-10
Mike Romeo (DB)................................ 2000
Jason Trivisono (DB)............................ 2005
Mark Leyenaar (OL)................... 1998-2001
Kevin Neill (OL)............................. 1995-96
Jeff Rommes (DB/LB).................... 2003-06
Brad Trezona (DB)............................... 1994
Pat Linberg (OL)........................ 1998-2001
Mike Neilson (LB)................................ 2012
Vincent Romo (OL).................... 2003, 2005
Steve Tryon (QB)................................. 1999
Pat Lines (OL)..................................... 1994
Jake Newman (QB)....................... 1994-97
Mike Rosatone (DL)................... 1999-2000
Jeff Link (RB)................................ 2007-10
Mike Niklos (DB)............ 2003-04, 2006-07
Phil Rossomando (DL)................... 2001-02
Nate List (LB)................................ 1994-97
James Noel (LB)............................ 2002-05
Alan Ruperto (TE)................................ 2002
Rion Listhrop (RB)......................... 2005-07
Pat Nolan (LB)............................... 1995-98
Myles Russ (RB)............................ 2007-10
Chris Longo (PK/P)........................ 1995-98
Cory Nolton (DL)............................ 2010-11
Michael Lovely (DL)....................... 2009-10
Barry Nowell (DB)................................ 2008
Eric Lowry (DB).................... 2009-11, 2013
Jake Nulph (DB)............................ 2003-04
—M—
—O—
—V—
Vince Volpe (OL).................................. 2007 —W—
—S—
Kevin Wachhaus (OL).................... 2000-03
Ed Sanchez (LB).................................. 1994
Donald Walker (LB).............................. 1997
Andre Sanders (OL)................... 2003, 2005
Dwan Walker (TE)................................ 1997
Milton Sanders (RB)............................ 2001
Nelson Walker (DB)....................... 2002-05
Vince Magnone (RB)...................... 2004-06
Corey Oaks (DB)........................... 2001-02
Adam Sauers (OL)..................... 1998-2000
Michael Walser (P)........................ 2005-07
Fred Manalac (LB)......................... 1994-96
Josh O’Bannon (DB)...................... 2003-06
Scott Schade (TE).......................... 2005-06
Andy Walton (DL).......................... 2006-08
Allen Mangus (QB).............................. 2000
John O’Connell (LB)...................... 1995-98
Nick Schirtzinger (P)...................... 2007-10
Archie Wannamaker (RB)............... 1996-98
Ian Margerum (OL)........................ 2006-08
JeVarn O’Neal (DB)....................... 1996-98
Michael Schlaepfer (P)................... 2002-04
Joe Ward (DB)........................... 1999, 2001
Josh Marino (DB)................. 2001-02, 2004
James O’Quinn (WR)........................... 2008
Mike Scott (RB)................................... 1995
Zach Washington (DB)......................... 2012
Justin Marino (LB)......................... 2001-04
Babafemi Odumeru (DE)................ 2003-04
Andy Scruggs (QB)........................ 1994-95
Todd-Jamal Waters (LB)...................... 2013
Abu Sesay (DL)............................. 1997-98
Jon Watts (DB).................................... 2000
Chris Setticase (DL)............................. 2011
William Weathers (LB)................... 2000-03
Gavin Marshall (DL)....................... 2008-10 Brent Marsteller (QB)........................... 2000
—P—
Brandon Martin (TE)............................ 2006
Fred Parker (WR).......................... 1996-98
Joe Setticase (OL)......................... 2006-08
Austin Weaver (DB)............................. 2005
Justin Martin (OL)......................... 1996-98
Joe Parlette (TE)........................... 1995-97
Dante Settles (WR)......... 2000-01, 2003-04
Josh Weight (DB).......................... 2001-03
Shawn Martin (WR/QB).............. 1999-2002
Dante Payne (DB).......................... 1994-97
Connor Shennan (PK).......................... 2013
Chad Wengert (LB)........................ 2004-07
Farren Mason (DL)........................ 2009-12
D.J. Pearson (TE)................................ 2013
Victor Silva (LB).................... 2001-03, 2005
Anthony West (WR)............................. 1996
Forrest Mason (DL)....................... 2012-13
Phil Peckich (DB/RB)........................... 2013
Jeff Sinclair (QB)........................... 2009-12
Jack Whaley (LB).......................... 1994-97
Tyjuan Massey (WR)...................... 2002-05
Adrian Perez (LB/DL)..................... 2012-13
Andy Smigiera (DB)............................. 2013
Garth White (DB)........................... 1994-97
Jimmy Masson (LB)............................. 2013
DeLonte Perkins (WR)................... 1995-97
Andrew Smith (TE)........................ 2010-13
Brian Williams (RB)........................ 1997-98
Isi Mataele (TE)................................... 2001
Kelly Pierre (DB)............................ 1995-96
Antwan Smith (DB).............................. 2011
Derry Williams (DB)............................. 1998
T.J. Matrascia (DL).............................. 2013
Ken Pingatore (DL).............................. 2003
DeWayne Smith (OL)........................... 1994
Matt Williams (OL)......................... 2004-05
Tim Matthews (WR)....................... 1997-98
Quinton Pirl (WR)................................ 2012
Kimani Smith (LB)......................... 2012-13
Robert Williams (LB)...................... 2008-10
Marcus McCaleb (RB).......................... 1995
David Pittman (DB)........................ 2008-09
Ryan Smith (RB).................................. 2007
Alex Wilson (DL)............................ 2001-03
Terrance McCall (LB)........................... 1997
Rinaldo Policicchio (LB)....................... 2003
Tim Smith (RB).................................... 1994
Devin Wilson (RB).......................... 2002-05
Marvin McCalla (DB)...................... 2009-10
Murray Poole (DL)................ 1996-98, 2000
Shannon Smoot (DL)..................... 2006-08
Joey Wines (DB)............................ 2008-09
Kyle McCallister (DB)........................... 2007
Jordan Potter (LB)............................... 2007
James Snider (CB)........................ 2007-09
Jeremy Wise (TE).......................... 2002-05
Sean McElhinny (TE)............................ 2007
Deodis Powell (OL)........................ 1995-96
Paul Speier (WR)........................... 1996-98
Deryl Witten (DB)........................... 1995-96
Stephen McNair (WR).................... 2001-02
Jarvis Powers (TE)......................... 2004-06
Jason Spencer (DL)....................... 1994-97
Eugene Wright (OL)............................. 1996
John Meerdo (OL)......................... 2000-03
Marcus Prather (QB)............................ 2013
Louis St. Felix (LB)......................... 2002-04
John Melnick (RB)............................... 2011
Frankie Probst (WR)............................ 2006
Vladimir St. Surin (DB)................... 2001-03
Mike Melnyk (OL).......................... 1997-98
Brian Pruitt (DB)............................ 2005-06
Pat Stage (DL).............................. 1995-96
Rob Meyer (WR)............................ 2003-05 Dan Mignogna (LB)....................... 2011-12
—Y—
Chris Young (DL)........................... 1998-01
John Stanley (LB)................................ 2003 —Q—
Justin Starr (TE).................................. 1994
—Z—
Jon Mihalik (PK/P)............................... 1994
Brian Quaranta (DL)............................ 1997
Matt Stasko (WR)................................ 1998
D.J. Zalewski (WR)........................ 2009-10
Matt Mihalyi (DL)................................. 2001
Robert Quaranta (TE)..................... 2001-02
John Steilner (OL)......................... 2004-07
Donald Zalewski (WR).......................... 2003
Ian Milanak (LB)............................ 2006-09
William Quarles (RB)...................... 2011-12
Aaron Stewart (RB).............................. 1999
Dan Zimmerman (OL).......................... 2000
Logan Miles (OL)........................... 2008-11 Brad Miller (LB)......................... 1998-2000
Keith Stewart (OL)......................... 1994-97 —R—
Jeff Stingi (DL).................................... 1997
Sam Miller (OL/DL)......... 2008-09, 2011-12
Anthony Rada (OL)........................ 2005-06
Mike Stosic (LB).................................. 1997
Duane Mitchell (RB/WR)................ 2011-13
Andre Reid (DB)............................ 2000-01
Connor Sullivan (DL)...................... 2010-12
Steve Mitchell (DL)........................ 2009-12
Scott Remaley (OL)............................. 1994
Lucas Sweeney (DL)...................... 2011-13
Chris Molnar (TE)................................ 2007
Michael Richards (DB)................... 2008-10
Ryan Swofford (RB)....................... 1999-01
Vince Mongelluzzo (TE/OL)............ 2010-13
Rupert Rickards (TE)...................... 2002-05
Mark Szymanski (DL)..................... 2006-09
Michael Monz (DB).............................. 1999 — 65 — 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
Year-by-Year Leaders Rushing Year Name
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Passing Att. Yards Avg. TD Long
Tim Hall..................................... 154 Tim Hall..................................... 239* Archie Wannamaker................... 90 Archie Wannamaker................... 198 Archie Wannamaker................... 139 Donald Dorsey............................ 181 Sam Dorsett............................... 217 Sam Dorsett............................... 195 Develand Campbell..................... 104 Sam Dorsett............................... 228 Devin Wilson.............................. 173 Devin Wilson.............................. 176 Brian Harden.............................. 126 Myles Russ................................ 155 Myles Russ................................ 215 Myles Russ................................ 212 Myles Russ................................ 236 Deontae Howard......................... 98 Evan Taylor................................. 183 Deontae Howard......................... 147
1,336 1,572* 735 976 751 1,070 1,219 1,166 406 1,064 703 743 399 594 1,255 1,059 1,363 386 847 582
8.7* 6.6 8.2 4.9 5.4 5.9 5.6 6.0 3.9 4.7 4.1 4.2 3.2 3.8 5.8 5.0 5.8 3.9 4.6 4.0
11 16* 8 7 5 9 9 10 2 6 5 9 1 3 6 2 10 1 0 4
Year Name
95t 82t 70 40 85t 67t 50t 36t 79 77t 33 48t 41 57 68t 60t 53 23 65 33
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Receptions Year Name
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
382 407 512 507 540 634 514 661 395 415 763 899* 421 521 506 668 531 524 631 867
13.6 12.3 17.1 16.4 17.4 16.7 14.7 16.9 13.2 12.6 17.7 23.1* 12.6 14.9 14.9 14.2 12.3 10.3 17.1 16.7
7 4 6 6 6 7 7 6 2 3 7 10* 5 3 4 6 7 5 5 7
Yards Pct. TD Long
1,723 52.0 911 48.6 1,420 53.8 1,717 49.6 1,726 55.2 1,461 56.4 1,925 53.2 2,110 56.9 1,195 49.4 1,451 52.3 2,601* 51.8 1,468 51.9 2,066 58.1 1,838 49.6 2,206 49.5 828 53.8 1,920 49.8 1,373 50.0 1,710 50.4 1,651 46.7
Year Name
47 37 59 43 40t 94t 55t 67t 27t 36 93t 79t 65t 50 56 55t 35t 31 77t 67t
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Receiving Yards 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Cmp.
117 71 112 126 133 110 142 152 83 101 167* 108 157 135 144 78 128 116 122 122
17 79t 10 68 17 59 20 56 19 94t 14 44t 21 65t 22* 67t 5 74t 10 75t 20 93t 15 74t 19 65t 12 62t 18 81t 9 53t 22* 67t 11 54 15 77t 15 67t
All-Purpose No. Yards Avg. TD Long
Robert Frazier............................. 28 Drew Dorsey.............................. 33 Fred Parker................................ 30 DeLonte Perkins......................... 31 Fred Parker................................ 31 J.T. Kirk..................................... 38 Opio Gary................................... 35 Brent Hockenberry...................... 39 Rupert Rickards.......................... 30 Rupert Rickards.......................... 33 Tyjuan Massey........................... 43 Tyjuan Massey........................... 39 Jarvis Powers............................. 31 Alvin Hill..................................... 35 Sherrod Evers............................. 34 Sherrod Evers............................. 47 Shadrae King............................. 43 Shadrae King............................. 51 Donte Jeter................................ 37 Duane Mitchell........................... 52*
Year Name
Att.
Jake Newman.................... 225 Jake Newman.................... 146 Jake Newman.................... 208 Jake Newman.................... 254 Tim Levcik......................... 241 Tim Levcik......................... 195 Tim Levcik......................... 267 Tim Levcik......................... 267 Shawn Martin..................... 168 Drew Geyer........................ 193 Drew Geyer........................ 361* Drew Geyer........................ 208 Erik Cwalinski..................... 270 Erik Cwalinski..................... 272 Erik Cwalinski..................... 291 Jeff Sinclair........................ 145 Jeff Sinclair........................ 257 Jeff Sinclair........................ 232 Jeff Sinclair........................ 242 Paul Jones......................... 261
Rush Rec. PR KOR IR Yards
Tim Hall............................. 1,336 Tim Hall............................. 1,572 Archie Wannamaker........... 735 Archie Wannamaker........... 976 Donald Dorsey.................... 604 Donald Dorsey.................... 1,070 Sam Dorsett....................... 1,219 Sam Dorsett....................... 1,166 Stephen McNair................. 4 Sam Dorsett....................... 1,064 Dante Settles..................... 61 Tyjuan Massey................... 51 Mario Hines........................ 21 Mario Hines........................ 14 Myles Russ........................ 1,255 Myles Russ........................ 1,059 Myles Russ........................ 1,363 Anthony Coleman............... 0 Evan Taylor......................... 847 Duane Mitchell................... 27
460 0 0 0 1,796 333 0 0 0 1,905* 11 76 225 0 1,047 184 16 131 0 1,307 99 0 328 0 1,031 205 2 168 0 1,445 107 0 0 0 1,326 87 0 0 0 1,253 450 76 288 0 818 45 0 0 0 1,109 346 264 464 0 1,135 899 133 615 0 1,698 341 203 490 0 1,055 456 277 441 0 1,188 83 0 0 0 1,338 106 0 0 0 1,165 132 0 0 0 1,495 399 85 952 0 1,436 35 71 0 0 953 867 0 0 0 894
Scoring Yards Rec. Avg. TD Long
Tim Hall..................................... 460 28 17.7 3 79t Drew Dorsey.............................. 407 33 12.3 4 37 Fred Parker................................ 512 30 17.1 6 59 DeLonte Perkins......................... 507 31 16.4 6 43 Fred Parker................................ 540 31 17.4 6 40t J.T. Kirk..................................... 634 38 16.7 7 94t Brent Hockenberry...................... 624 34 18.4 8 65t Brent Hockenberry...................... 661 39 16.9 6 67t Robb Butler................................ 459 29 15.8 0 68 Tyjuan Massey........................... 457 30 15.2 4 71t Tyjuan Massey........................... 763 43 17.7 7 93t Tyjuan Massey........................... 899* 39 23.1* 10* 79t Jarvis Powers............................. 421 31 12.6 5 65t Alvin Hill..................................... 521 35 14.9 3 50 James O’Quinn.......................... 622 27 23.0 6 81t Sherrod Evers............................. 668 47 14.2 6 60t Shadrae King............................. 531 43 12.3 7 35t Shadrae King............................. 524 51 10.3 5 31 Donte Jeter................................ 631 37 17.1 5 77t Duane Mitchell........................... 867 52* 16.7 7 67t
Year Name
Pos. Pts
How Scored
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
RB RB RB WR PK PK PK RB WR RB PK PK RB PK PK PK PK RB PK PK WR
14 TD; 2 PAT 20 TD 9 TD; 1 PAT 8 TD 6 FG; 33 PAT 12 FG; 38 PAT 11 FG; 40 PAT 11 TD 3 TD 3 TD 6 FG; 21 PAT 13 FG; 30 PAT 11 TD; 1 PAT 4 FG; 30 PAT 9 FG; 18 PAT 4 FG; 28 PAT 14 FG; 22 PAT 11 TD 12 FG; 22 PAT 7 FG; 21 PAT 7 TD
Tim Hall................................................. Tim Hall................................................. Archie Wannamaker............................... Fred Parker............................................ Jeff Carlo............................................... Jeff Carlo............................................... Jeff Carlo............................................... Sam Dorsett........................................... Stephen McNair..................................... Develand Campbell................................. Nathan DiLorenzo................................... Nathan DiLorenzo................................... Devin Wilson.......................................... Nate DiLorenzo....................................... Michael Walser....................................... Garrett Clawson..................................... Garrett Clawson..................................... Myles Russ............................................ Greg Langer........................................... Greg Langer........................................... Duane Mitchell.......................................
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88 120* 56 48 51 74 73 66 18 18 39 69 68 42 45 40 64 66 58 42 42
Kickoff Returns (Yardage Leaders) Year Name
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Tackles Year Name
No. Yards Avg. TD Long
Jeff Cohn................................... 10 Jeff Cohn................................... 11 Archie Wannamaker................... 8 Antoine Lee................................ 9 Donald Dorsey............................ 13 Antoine Lee................................ 13 Opio Gary................................... 14 Corey Oaks................................ 14 Stephen McNair......................... 13 Tyjuan Massey........................... 14 Dante Settles............................. 18 Tyjuan Massey........................... 20 Mario Hines................................ 20 Mario Hines................................ 22 James O’Quinn.......................... 14 Anthony Coleman....................... 27 Anthony Coleman....................... 34 Anthony Coleman....................... 41* Brian Jones................................ 33 Andy Smigiera............................ 16
219 258 225 271 328 227 369 296 288 353 464 615 490 441 320 240 708 952* 547 252
21.9 23.5 37.5* 30.1 25.2 17.5 26.4 21.1 22.2 25.2 25.8 30.8 24.5 20.0 22.9 20.3 20.8 23.2 16.6 15.8
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
38 32 85t 93t 58 26 75 30 49 94t 64 70 59 53 64 58 33 49 34 35
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Year Name
No. Yards Avg. TD Long
Brian Dunn................................. 13 Brian Dunn................................. 17 Brian Dunn................................. 19 Brian Dunn................................. 25 Nick Downs................................ 11 Nick Downs................................ 14 Nick Downs................................ 18 Corey Oaks................................ 6 Corey Oaks................................ 12 Tyjuan Massey........................... 17 Dante Settles............................. 18 Tyjuan Massey........................... 17 Mario Hines................................ 28* Mario Hines................................ 17 Chris Kozak................................ 14 Anthony Coleman....................... 28* Evan Taylor................................. 13 Anthony Coleman....................... 20 Evan Taylor................................. 14 Antwan Eddie............................. 27
130 112 212 245 173 120 229 60 90 134 264 133 203 277 45 240 199 85 71 405*
10.0 6.6 11.2 9.8 15.7 8.6 12.7 6.7 7.5 7.9 14.7 7.8 7.2 16.3* 3.2 8.6 15.3 4.2 5.1 15.0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
22 29 28 43 31 32 36 20 34 24 56t 54 48t 52 22 37 37 30 16 88t
Punting Year Name
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
39 78 8.7 42 72 7.2 49 89 8.1 40 97 8.8 41 80 8.0 36 71 7.1 45 80 8.0 56 108 12.0* 58 108 10.8 70 107 10.7 64 115 10.5 66 107 10.7 41 75 6.8 69 112 11.2 71 116 11.6 59 109 9.9 60 105 9.5 48 80 7.3 66 88 8.0 83* 117* 10.6
Interceptions
Punt Returns (Yardage Leaders) Year Name
Solo Asst. Total Avg.
Piante Crew............................................... 39 Mike Cortes............................................... 30 Nate List.................................................... 40 John O’Connell........................................... 57* John O’Connell........................................... 39 Ray Thomas............................................... 35 Ray Thomas............................................... 35 Reggie Chambers....................................... 52 James Noel................................................ 50 James Noel................................................ 37 James Noel................................................ 51 James Noel................................................ 41 Jeff Rommes.............................................. 34 Chad Wengert............................................ 43 Alex DiMichele........................................... 45 Alex DiMichele........................................... 50 Alex DiMichele........................................... 45 Cameron Chadwick.................................... 32 Mike Cook.................................................. 22 Mike Cook.................................................. 34
No. Yards Avg. I20 Long
Jon Mihalik................................ 42 Chris Longo............................... 56 Chris Longo............................... 45 Chris Longo............................... 44 Chris Longo............................... 38 Michael Schmitt......................... 21 Jeff Carlo................................... 20 Jeff Carlo................................... 31 Michael Schlaepfer..................... 60 Michael Schlaepfer..................... 56 Michael Schlaepfer..................... 54 Michael Walser........................... 38 Michael Walser........................... 52 Nick Schirtzinger........................ 61 Nick Schirtzinger........................ 53 Nick Schirtzinger........................ 63 Nick Schirtzinger........................ 53 Tony LaMancusa........................ 58 Tony LaMancusa........................ 66* Tony LaMancusa........................ 61
1,510 1,863 1,653 1,746 1,579 670 732 1,082 2,240 1,858 1,926 1,328 1,751 2,524* 2,125 2,468 2,173 2,022 2,511 2,359
36.0 33.3 36.7 39.7 41.6* 31.9 36.6 34.9 37.3 33.2 35.7 34.9 33.7 41.4 40.1 39.2 41.0 34.9 38.0 38.7
0 0 3 12 6 3 3 8 7 16 15 8 12 16 9 21* 18 6 12 19
No. Yards Avg. TD Long
Piante Crew............................... 5 Nate List.................................... 5 Brian Dunn................................. 4 Brian Dunn................................. 7* Derry Williams............................ 3 Nick Downs................................ 5 Nick Downs................................ 7* Corey Oaks................................ 3 Corey Oaks................................ 7* Mike Niklos................................ 6 Josh Marino............................... 6 James Kazil................................ 3 Mike Niklos................................ 5 James Kazil................................ 3 Mike Niklos................................ 3 Michael Landers......................... 5 Rolf Bathold............................... 3 Elias Navarro.............................. 3 Michael Landers......................... 5 Alex Tarr.................................... 2 Marcelis Branch......................... 3 Antwan Eddie............................. 3
28 52 50 92 17 0 174 9 130 53 41 39 23 9 0 41 80 47 66 39 0 30
5.6 10.4 12.5 13.1 5.7 0.0 24.9 3.0 18.6 8.8 6.8 13.0 4.6 3.0 0.0 8.2 26.7 15.7 13.2 19.5 0.0 10.0
0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 42t 37 37 17 3 58t 9 59t 28t 35 21 23 9 0 24 49 47 41 39 0 24
Sacks
68 56 59 77 66 56 53 62 62 71 66 61 57 69 60 74 66 49 53 63
Year Name
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
No. Yards TFL Yards
Fred Manalac............................................. 8 58 10 63 Fred Manalac............................................. 5 43 7 51 John O’Connell........................................... 7 44 10 63 Jason Spencer........................................... 11* 54 13 61 Matt Grayson............................................. 7.5 32 11 53 Brad Kirit................................................... 7.5 54 12 66 Brad Kirit................................................... 5 33 5 33 Matt Grayson............................................. 2.5 19 8.5 37 Jonathan LeDonne..................................... 2.5 17 5.5 26 Will Weathers............................................. 5.5 34 12 43 Babafemi Odumeru.................................... 5 28 9 37 Ray Gensler............................................... 7.5 56 13 70 James Noel................................................ 4.5 23 7.5 26 Ray Gensler............................................... 11* 89* 17.5 106* Mark Szymanski......................................... 7 42 15 61 Adam Lawrence......................................... 3.5 24 9 32 Adam Lawrence......................................... 5.5 32 12.5 44 Nolan Nearhoof.......................................... 5.5 19 6 22 Nolan Nearhoof.......................................... 7.5 47 12.5 59 Nolan Nearhoof.......................................... 10.5 49 13.0 55 A.J. Holderman.......................................... 7 37 14.5 55
* single-season school record
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ALL-TIME RESULTS 1994 • Record: 7-1-1 • Home: 4-0 • Road: 3-1-1 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
1999 • Record: 8-2 (7-0 NEC) • Home: 5-0 • Road: 3-2 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
Date Opponent
Score
Stadium
Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12
W, 24-19 W, 26-19 W, 24-17 W, 28-0 W, 28-6 L, 21-38 T, 14-14 W, 38-14 W, 37-27
College Field Moon Stadium Arute Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Fischer Field Pine Bowl Moon Stadium Veterans Stadium
Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 20
L, 20-32 W, 34-7 L, 13-17 W, 27-24 W, 23-21 W, 48-0 W, 34-16 W, 30-20 W, 49-0 W, 50-19
@ Waynesburg Monmouth @ Central Conn. State Gannon Duquesne @ Wagner @ Saint Francis Bethany @ Mercyhurst
Att.
2,275 5,335 2,745 3,330 8,016 5,346 1,178 4,102 1,001
@ Buffalo State Dayton @ Valparaiso @ Central Conn. State * Wagner * Sacred Heart * @ Monmouth * @ Albany * Saint Francis * Stony Brook *
Att.
904 3,959 2,009 875 4,126 2,231 3,266 4,824 5,348 2,572
Stadium
Coyer Field Moon Stadium Brown Stadium Willow Brook Park Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Kessler Field University Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium
1995 • Record: 6-4 • Home: 4-1 • Road: 2-3 • Head Coach: Joe Walton Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 Oct. 6 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11
W, 41-6 L, 13-16 W, 38-20 W, 45-3 L, 29-30 W, 18-16 L, 19-21 L, 14-34 W, 32-7 W, 21-6
Waynesburg @ Monmouth @ Duquesne Central Conn. State @ Gannon Wagner Mercyhurst @ Towson State @ Bethany Saint Francis
Att.
2,275 3,246 4,267 3,526 1,668 483 2,322 3,588 796 1,109
Stadium
2000 • Record: 10-0 (8-0 NEC) • Home: 5-0 • Road: 5-0 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
Moon Stadium Kessler Field Rooney Field Moon Stadium Veterans Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Minnegan Stadium Rine Field Moon Stadium
Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 2 Sept. 16 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18
W, 30-20 W, 23-7 W, 63-0 W, 43-6 W, 17-13 W, 41-3 W, 38-31 (OT) W, 31-20 W, 43-34 W, 36-6
Buffalo State Monmouth * @ Saint Francis * St. John’s * @ Dayton Central Conn. State * @ Wagner * @ Sacred Heart * Albany * @ Stony Brook *
Att.
2,151 1,004 1,231 2,867 9,615 1,259 1,782 1,236 3,346 499
Stadium
Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Pine Bowl Moon Stadium Welcome Stadium Moon Stadium Wagner Stadium Campus Field Moon Stadium Seawolves Field
1996 • Record: 9-2 (3-1 NEC) • Home: 5-0 • Road: 4-2 • Head Coach: Joe Walton Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
W, 20-0 W, 38-0 W, 7-0 W, 35-13 W, 40-7 L, 21-31 W, 43-6 L, 35-38 W, 16-15 W, 35-6 W, 28-26
@ Mercyhurst Butler Towson State @ Central Conn. State * Gannon @ Dayton Monmouth * @ Wagner * @ Saint Francis * C.W. Post @ Duquesne #
Att.
1,850 2,116 3,756 1,875 2,944 7,364 2,681 551 475 964 4,321
Stadium
2001 • Record: 6-3 (6-1 NEC) • Home: 3-2 • Road: 3-1 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
Mercyhurst Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Arute Field Moon Stadium Welcome Stadium Moon Stadium Fischer Field Pine Bowl Moon Stadium Rooney Field
Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 24
L, 27-33 L, 9-37 L, 31-44 W, 41-7 W, 28-0 W, 38-18 W, 49-30 W, 45-19 W, 42-31 cancelled
@ Buffalo State Dayton Sacred Heart * Saint Francis * @ St. John’s * @ Central Conn. State * Wagner * Stony Brook * @ Albany * @ Monmouth *
Att.
1,723 1,329 936 2,119 614 2,015 1,114 2,236 1,769
Stadium
Coyer Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium DaSilva Field Arute Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium University Field
1997 • Record: 8-3 (4-0 NEC) • Home: 3-2 • Road: 5-1 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
2002 • Record: 3-7 (2-5 NEC) • Home: 3-1 • Road: 0-6 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
Date Opponent
Score
Stadium
Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22
W, 35-23 W, 26-21 L, 13-16 W, 44-21 W, 21-9 L, 30-33 W, 41-20 L, 10-17 W, 34-7 W, 17-13 W, 35-13
Moon Stadium Butler Bowl Moon Stadium Arute Field Moon Stadium Minnegan Stadium Kessler Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Veterans Stadium Kehoe Field
Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 21 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16
W, 41-12 L, 10-24 W, 14-0 W, 15-10 L, 0-34 L, 0-29 L, 21-49 L, 7-32 L, 13-23 L, 7-14 (OT)
Buffalo State @ Butler Dayton @ Central Conn. State * Wagner * @ Towson State @ Monmouth * Mercyhurst Saint Francis * @ Gannon @ Georgetown #
Att.
1,856 3,410 2,336 860 3,448 3,525 2,311 921 1,555 500 931
Buffalo State @ Dayton Central Conn. State * Monmouth * @ Sacred Heart * @ Wagner * @ Gannon Albany * @ Stony Brook * @ Saint Francis *
Att.
1,238 4,369 1,033 1,974 2,417 1,083 1,000 938 4,672 707
Stadium
Moon Stadium Welcome Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Campus Field Wagner Stadium Gannon Field Moon Stadium LaValle Stadium Pine Bowl
2003 • Record: 6-4 (4-3 NEC) • Home: 3-1 • Road: 3-3 • Head Coach: Joe Walton 1998 • Record: 4-6 (4-1 NEC) • Home: 2-3 • Road: 2-3 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
Date Opponent
Score
Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
L, 20-30 L, 22-31 W, 42-17 W, 42-17 L, 17-19 W, 44-7 L, 26-27 W, 35-3 L, 24-26 L, 22-24
Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15
W, 33-23 L, 10-17 W, 31-24 W, 36-6 W, 23-20 W, 27-17 L, 20-24 W, 31-28 L, 7-27 L, 28-33
@ Buffalo State @ Dayton Central Conn. State * @ Wagner * Valparaiso Sacred Heart * Monmouth * @ Saint Francis * New Haven @ Duquesne
Att.
762 4,376 2,673 1,194 1,649 1,081 1,258 819 1,192 2,872
Stadium
Coyer Field Welcome Stadium Moon Stadium Fischer Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Pine Bowl Moon Stadium Rooney Field
@ Buffalo State @ Monmouth * @ Saint Peter’s Saint Francis * Stony Brook * @ Central Conn. State * Sacred Heart * Wagner * @ Albany * @ Duquesne
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Att.
1,445 2,106 523 1,317 1,638 1,946 1,033 1,008 1,270 4,219
Stadium
Coyer Field Kessler Field Bill Cochrane Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Arute Field Moon Stadium Moon Stadium University Field Rooney Field
2004 • Record: 6-5 (3-4 NEC) • Home: 4-3 • Road: 2-2 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
2009 • Record: 5-6 (5-3 NEC) • Home: 3-2 • Road: 2-4 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
Date Opponent
Score
Stadium
Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13
W, 47-10 W, 34-14 L, 27-29 W, 28-10 W, 31-24 L, 21-34 L, 12-29 L, 17-20 W, 23-12 W, 34-7 L, 3-24
Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Pine Bowl LaValle Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Wagner Stadium Moon Stadium Moon Stadium Campus Field
Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 14 Nov. 21
L, 13-14 L, 23-26 L, 14-21 L, 13-20 L, 20-34 L, 21-42 W, 28-0 W, 9-7 W, 13-10 W, 37-10 W, 23-9
Buffalo State Duquesne Monmouth * @ Saint Francis * @ Stony Brook * Central Conn. State * Dayton @ Wagner * Saint Peter’s Albany * @ Sacred Heart *
Att.
1,168 4,152 1,034 910 5,740 1,872 1,573 2,211 1,019 1,024 1,662
@ VMI @ Bucknell Dayton Bryant * @ Duquesne * @ Central Conn. State * Saint Francis * Sacred Heart * @ Albany * Wagner * @ Monmouth *
Att.
6,084 4,172 2,455 1,442 2,577 2,654 1,647 1,024 2,518 1,279 1,291
Stadium
Foster Stadium Mathewson Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Rooney Field Arute Field Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium University Field Joe Walton Stadium Kessler Field
2005 • Record: 2-8 (1-6 NEC) • Home: 2-3 • Road: 0-5 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
2010 • Record: 8-3 (7-1 NEC) • Home: 5-0 • Road: 3-3 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
Date Opponent
Score
Stadium
Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 3 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12
L, 12-23 W, 49-13 L, 28-35 (OT) L, 28-35 W, 38-30 L, 14-21 L, 0-14 L, 37-38 L, 17-20 L, 20-27
Rooney Field Joe Walton Stadium John Page Field Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Arute Field Kessler Field Joe Walton Stadium University Field Joe Walton Stadium
Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 27
L, 14-28 W, 35-31 W, 30-23 W, 30-9 W, 35-14 W, 17-16 W, 38-0 W, 34-11 W, 42-24 L, 21-27 L, 17-43
@ Duquesne Butler @ Rowan Saint Francis * Wagner * @ Central Conn. State * @ Monmouth * Stony Brook * @ Albany * Sacred Heart *
Att.
4,861 3,516 2,713 3,784 1,604 1,268 1,882 1,439 1,875 1,231
2006 • Record: 7-4 (5-2 NEC) • Home: 2-3 • Road: 5-1 • Head Coach: Joe Walton Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11
L, 14-21 L, 7-27 W, 35-14 W, 21-0 W, 45-13 W, 14-10 W, 23-17 (2 OT) L, 7-16 W, 21-6 L, 6-16 W, 41-21
@ Dayton Duquesne @ Butler Rowan @ Saint Francis * @ Wagner * #19 Central Conn. State * Monmouth * @ Stony Brook * Albany * @ Sacred Heart *
Att.
3,719 3,246 1,536 1,642 1,394 3,204 2,843 2,143 1,893 2,148 1,836
Score
Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Nov. 3 Nov. 10
L, 12-23 W, 20-17 W, 28-14 W, 9-8 L, 13-40 L, 13-20 L, 10-16 L, 14-17 L, 17-45 W, 41-31
Dayton @ Monmouth * Saint Francis * @ Morehead State VMI Wagner * @ Central Conn. State * @ Duquesne @ Albany * Sacred Heart *
Att.
2,246 2,444 1,784 4,719 2,157 2,895 3,349 1,311 2,283 1,368
Att.
3,377 2,076 2,893 2,410 2,338 2,104 3,078 2,873 2,789 2,207 12,202
Stadium
Welcome Stadium Campus Field Joe Walton Stadium Wagner Stadium DeGol Field Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Bulldog Stadium Fargodome
2011 • Record: 2-9 (2-6 NEC) • Home: 1-4 • Road: 1-5 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
Stadium
Welcome Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Butler Bowl Joe Walton Stadium DeGol Field Wagner Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium LaValle Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Campus Field
2007 • Record: 4-6 (3-3 NEC) • Home: 2-3 • Road: 2-3 • Head Coach: Joe Walton $ Date Opponent
@ Dayton @ Sacred Heart * #15 Liberty @ Wagner * @ Saint Francis * Monmouth * Albany * Duquesne * Central Conn. State * @ Bryant * @ #25 North Dakota State %
Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19
L, 13-19 L, 7-38 L, 12-13 W, 23-20 W, 45-14 L, 17-28 L, 27-34 L, 15-27 L, 24-31 L, 17-38 L, 10-45
Dayton @ #24 Liberty @ Morgan State @ Monmouth * Saint Francis * @ Albany * Bryant * Sacred Heart * @ Central Conn. State * Wagner * @ Duquesne *
Att.
1,981 15,805 4,782 2,896 4,384 5,878 1,932 1,514 2,125 2,237 2,410
Stadium
Joe Walton Stadium Williams Stadium Hughes Stadium Kessler Field Joe Walton Stadium University Field Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Arute Field Joe Walton Stadium Rooney Field
2012 • Record: 4-7 (3-5 NEC) • Home: 3-2 • Road: 1-5 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
Stadium
Joe Walton Stadium Kessler Field Joe Walton Stadium Jayne Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Arute Field Rooney Field University Field Joe Walton Stadium
$ Dan Radakovich served as interim head coach in RMU’s 20-17 victory @ Monmouth (9/8/07) in the place of the absent Joe Walton
Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17
L, 0-52 L, 10-35 L, 14-20 W, 31-28 L, 3-10 L, 35-38 W, 37-31 L, 13-23 W, 17-13 W, 21-17 L, 21-26
@ #2 North Dakota State Albany * @ Dayton Lafayette @ Saint Francis * @ Bryant * Central Conn. State * @ Wagner * Duquesne * @ Sacred Heart * Monmouth *
Att.
18,769 1,068 3,116 3,524 1,726 3,682 1,020 2,072 2,028 1,336 1,043
Stadium
Fargodome Joe Walton Stadium Welcome Stadium Joe Walton Stadium DeGol Field Bulldog Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Wagner Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Campus Field Joe Walton Stadium
2013 • Record: 5-6 (3-3 NEC) • Home: 2-3 • Road: 3-3 • Head Coach: Joe Walton 2008 • Record: 5-6 (4-3 NEC) • Home: 3-3 • Road: 2-3 • Head Coach: Joe Walton
Date Opponent
Score
Date Opponent
Score
Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15
W, 27-13 L, 14-17 L, 14-31 L, 26-34 L, 28-31 W, 34-27 L, 7-20 W, 35-3 W, 27-14 L, 7-41 W, 35-20
Aug. 29 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23
L, 6-38 W, 31-14 L, 14-21 W, 37-31 (2 OT) L, 9-35 L, 20-21 W, 17-13 W, 24-3 W, 54-21 L, 25-42 L, 3-23
Morehead State Bucknell @ Dayton Monmouth * @ Sacred Heart * Duquesne * @ Bryant @ Wagner * Central Conn. State * Albany * @ Saint Francis *
Att.
1,763 2,347 3,595 1,553 3,019 3,942 5,630 1,013 1,078 1,021 943
Stadium
Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Welcome Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Campus Field Joe Walton Stadium Bulldog Stadium Wagner Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium DeGol Field
@ Eastern Kentucky Morgan State Dayton @ VMI @ Monmouth Duquesne * @ Wagner * Bryant * @ Central Conn. State * Sacred Heart * @ Saint Francis *
Att.
12,200 1,485 1,625 4,821 3,210 2,893 2,115 1,432 2,004 1,133 1,211
Stadium
Roy Kidd Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Foster Stadium Kessler Field Joe Walton Stadium Wagner Stadium Joe Walton Stadium Arute Field Joe Walton Stadium DeGol Field
Note: Opponent rankings according to The Sports Network | * NEC Game | # ECAC Bowl | % FCS Playoffs
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Series Records vs. … ALBANY (6-8)
CENTRAL CONN. STATE (15-5)
EASTERN KENTUCKY (0-1)
NEW HAVEN (0-1)
Date
Result
Venue
Date
Result
Venue
Date
Result
Venue
Date
10/30/99 11/11/00 11/10/01 11/2/02 11/8/03 11/6/04 11/5/05 11/4/06 11/3/07 11/7/08 11/7/09 10/16/10 10/15/11 9/8/12
W, 30-20 W, 43-34 W, 42-31 L, 7-32 L, 7-27 W, 34-7 L, 17-20 L, 6-16 L, 17-45 L, 7-41 W, 13-10 W, 38-0 L, 17-28 L, 10-35
Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home
9/17/94 9/30/95 9/28/96 9/27/97 9/26/98 9/25/99 10/21/00 10/20/01 9/21/02 10/11/03 10/9/04 10/15/05 10/14/06 10/13/07 11/1/08 10/10/09 11/6/10 11/5/11 10/20/12 11/9/13
W, 24-17 W, 45-3 W, 35-13 W, 44-21 W, 42-17 W, 27-24 W, 41-3 W, 38-18 W, 14-0 W, 27-17 L, 21-34 L, 14-21 W, 23-17 (OT) L, 10-16 W, 27-14 L, 20-34 W, 42-24 L, 24-31 W, 37-31 W, 54-21
Away Home Away Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away
8/29/13
L, 6-38
Away
11/14/98 L, 24-26
BETHANY (2-0) Date
Result
Venue
11/5/94 11/4/95
W, 38-14 W, 32-7
Home Away
BRYANT (1-5) Date
Result
Venue
DAYTON (2-14)
10/18/08 9/26/09 11/13/10 10/22/11 10/13/12 11/2/13
L, 7-20 L, 13-20 L, 21-27 L, 27-34 L, 35-38 W, 24-3
Away Home Away Home Away Home
Date
Result
Venue
10/12/96 9/20/97 9/12/98 9/11/99 10/14/00 9/8/01 9/14/02 10/16/04 9/2/06 9/1/07 9/20/08 9/19/09 9/4/10 9/3/11 9/15/12 9/14/13
L, 21-31 L, 13-16 L, 22-31 W, 34-7 W, 17-13 L, 9-37 L, 10-24 L, 12-29 L, 14-21 L, 12-23 L, 14-31 L, 14-21 L, 14-28 L, 13-19 L, 14-20 L, 14-21
Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home
BUCKNELL (0-2) Date
Result
Venue
9/13/08 9/12/09
L, 14-17 L, 23-26
Home Away
BUFFALO STATE (5-3) Date
Result
Venue
9/6/97 9/5/98 9/4/99 9/2/00 9/1/01 9/7/02 9/6/03 9/4/04
W, 35-23 L, 20-30 L, 20-32 W, 30-20 L, 27-33 W, 41-12 W, 33-23 W, 47-10
Home Away Away Home Away Home Away Home
BUTLER (4-0) Date
Result
Venue
9/14/96 9/13/97 9/17/05 9/16/06
W, 38-0 W, 26-21 W, 49-13 W, 35-14
Home Away Home Away
C.W. POST (1-0) Date
Result
11/16/96 W, 35-6
Venue
Home
DUQUESNE (7-8) Date
Result
Venue
10/8/94 9/16/95 11/23/96 11/21/98 11/15/03 9/11/04 9/3/05 9/9/06 10/20/07 10/11/08 10/3/09 10/30/10 11/19/11 11/3/12 10/19/13
W, 28-6 W, 38-20 W, 28-26 L, 22-24 L, 28-33 W, 34-14 L, 12-23 L, 7-27 L, 14-17 W, 34-27 L, 20-34 W, 34-11 L, 10-45 W, 17-13 L, 20-21
Home Away Away * Away Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Home
GANNON (3-2)
Result
Result
Venue
Date
9/24/94 10/6/95 10/5/96 11/15/97 10/26/02
W, 28-0 L, 29-30 W, 40-7 W, 17-13 L, 21-49
Home Away Home Away Away
11/27/10 L, 17-43 9/1/12 L, 0-52
GEORGETOWN (1-0) Date
Result
Date
Home
10/7/00 W, 43-6 10/13/01 W, 28-0
Result
Venue
Home Away
NORTH DAKOTA STATE (0-2)
Date
11/22/97 W, 35-13
ST. JOHN’S (2-0) Venue
Result
Venue
Away # Away
ROWAN (1-1) Date
Result
9/24/05 9/23/06
L, 28-35 (OT) Away W, 21-0 Home
Venue
Venue
Away *
LAFAYETTE (1-0) Date
Result
Venue
9/29/12
W, 31-28
Home
LIBERTY (1-1) Date
Result
Venue
9/18/10 9/10/11
W, 30-23 L, 7-38
Home Away
MERCYHURST (2-2) Date
Result
Venue
11/12/94 10/21/95 9/7/96 11/1/97
W, 37-27 L, 19-21 W, 20-0 L, 10-17
Away Home Away Home
SACRED HEART (8-8) Date
Result
Venue
10/17/98 10/16/99 11/4/00 9/22/01 10/5/02 10/18/03 11/13/04 11/12/05 11/11/06 11/10/07 10/4/08 10/31/09 9/11/10 10/29/11 11/10/12 11/16/13
W, 44-7 W, 48-0 W, 31-20 L, 31-44 L, 0-34 L, 20-24 L, 3-24 L, 20-27 W, 41-21 W, 41-31 L, 28-31 W, 9-7 W, 35-31 L, 15-27 W, 21-17 L, 25-42
Home Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home
STONY BROOK (6-2) Date
Result
Venue
11/20/99 11/18/00 11/3/01 11/9/02 10/4/03 10/2/04 10/29/05 10/28/06
W, 50-19 W, 36-6 W, 45-19 L, 13-23 W, 23-20 W, 31-24 L, 37-38 W, 21-6
Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away
TOWSON (1-2) Date
Result
10/28/95 L, 14-34 9/21/96 W, 7-0 10/18/97 L, 30-33
Venue
Away Home Away
VALPARAISO (0-2) Date
Result
10/10/98 L, 17-19 9/18/99 L, 13-17
Venue
Home Away
VMI (1-2) Date
Result
9/29/07 9/5/09 9/28/13
L, 13-40 Home L, 13-14 Away W, 37-31 (OT) Away
Venue
MONMOUTH (10-9) WAGNER (13-7)
Date
Result
Venue
SAINT FRANCIS (15-4-1)
9/10/94 9/9/95 10/26/96 10/25/97 10/24/98 10/23/99 9/16/00 9/28/02 9/13/03 9/18/04 10/22/05 10/21/06 9/8/07 9/27/08 11/21/09 10/9/10 10/1/11 11/17/12 10/5/13
W, 26-19 L, 13-16 W, 43-6 W, 41-20 L, 26-27 W, 34-16 W, 23-7 W, 15-10 L, 10-17 L, 27-29 L, 0-14 L, 7-16 W, 20-17 L, 26-34 W, 23-9 W, 17-16 W, 23-20 L, 21-26 L, 9-35
Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away
Date
Result
Venue
Date
Result
Venue
10/29/94 11/11/95 11/9/96 11/8/97 11/7/98 11/6/99 9/30/00 9/29/01 11/16/02 9/27/03 10/2/04 10/1/05 9/30/06 9/15/07 11/15/08 10/17/09 10/2/10 10/8/11 10/6/12 11/23/13
T, 14-14 W, 21-6 W, 16-15 W, 34-7 W, 35-3 W, 49-0 W, 63-0 W, 41-7 L, 7-14 (OT) W, 36-6 W, 28-10 L, 28-35 W, 45-13 W, 28-13 W, 35-20 W, 28-0 W, 35-14 W, 45-14 L, 3-10 L, 3-23
Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Away
10/15/94 10/14/95 11/2/96 10/4/97 10/3/98 10/2/99 10/28/00 10/27/01 10/12/02 10/25/03 10/23/04 10/8/05 10/7/06 10/6/07 10/25/08 11/14/09 9/25/10 11/12/11 10/27/12 10/26/13
L, 21-38 W, 18-16 L, 35-38 W, 21-9 W, 42-17 W, 23-21 W, 38-31 (OT) W, 49-30 L, 0-29 W, 31-28 L, 17-20 W, 38-30 W, 14-10 L, 13-20 W, 35-3 W, 37-10 W, 30-9 L, 17-38 L, 13-23 W, 17-13
Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Away
MOREHEAD STATE (2-0) Date
Result
Venue
9/22/07 9/6/08
W, 9-8 W, 27-13
Away Home
SAINT PETER’S (2-0) Date
Result
9/20/03 W, 31-24 10/30/04 W, 23-12
MORGAN STATE (1-1) Date
Result
Venue
9/17/11 9/7/13
L, 12-13 W, 31-14
Away Home
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WAYNESBURG (2-0) Venue
Date
Result
Venue
Away Home
9/3/94 9/2/95
W, 24-19 W, 41-6
Away Home
* ECAC Bowl # NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs
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TIM HALL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Tim Hall came to Robert Morris University as an unheralded player. Yet from the inaugural 1994 season until being drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft, Hall entered his name beside virtually every Robert Morris rushing record, some of which still stand today. In addition to his football skills, Hall was admired and respected by all those who came in contact with him. Tragically, in 1998, Hall was shot and killed in his home of Kansas City. In 2001, friends of Tim Hall established a scholarship in his honor. Each year gifts put toward this scholarship will result in an award to a minority running back at Robert Morris. The Tim Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund is awarded to a minority football student-athlete who plays the running back position. The award can be renewed each year for four years, or until the student graduates, whichever comes first, as long as the following criteria are maintained. The RMU football coaching staff will determine the recipient of the award.
Criteria
• The awardee must continue to be a member of the Robert Morris football team • The awardee must maintain a minimum 2.50 grade point average • The awardee must maintain good standing with the football team and University • The awardee must demonstrate financial need In the summer of 2011, the inaugural Tim Hall Scholarship was awarded to redshirt senior running back Jamar Cromwell. The second student-athlete to earn the Tim Hall Scholarship was fullback Ryan Thermil, who was bestowed the honor in the summer of 2012. The 2014 season will be his third with the scholarship. If you would like to contribute to the Tim Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund, please complete the form below and return it to: Robert Morris University Football Office Joe Walton Stadium 6001 University Boulevard Moon Township, PA 15108-1189
Name_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In support of the Tim Hall Scholarship Fund at Robert Morris University, I am donating the sum of $ ____________ I will pay this amount over a period of _______ years Enclosed is my check made payable to Robert Morris University Charge $ _____________ to my credit card:
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Name on Card_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Account Number______________________________________________________________________Exp. Date__________________________________ Balance as follows: $_______ 2014 $ ________ 2015 $ ________ 2016 $______ 2017 Signature___________________________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________________________ Daytime Phone_______________________________________________________________________ E-Mail Address_______________________________________________________________________ My employer
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Robert Morris Athletic Hall of Fame Football Players in the Robert Morris University Athletic Hall of Fame
Tim Hall (1994-95) Running Back • Induction Year: 1998
Tim Hall
The Robert Morris University Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1991 to honor those who have made an outstanding contribution to Robert Morris athletics. Nominations are solicited and individuals selected by
The program’s inaugural running back, Hall established every rushing record at Robert Morris in his two years with the program. He rushed for 2,908 yards on his career, which ranks second alltime, and a single-season record 1,572 yards in 1995. Hall also owns the single-game record for rushing yards, accumulating 278 yards against Bethany Nov. 5, 1994. Hall established the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) record by averaging 8.7 yards per carry in 1994, and his career average of in 7.4 yards per attempts is an FCS career mark. In 1995, Hall was named an NCAA I-AA All-American according to The Associated Press. He passed away in September of 1998.
the Hall of Fame Committee. Players,
Brian Dunn (1994-97)
coaches and administrators are
Defensive Back • Induction Year: 2003
eligible for selection five years after they have concluded their career at Robert Morris, and a veteran’s choice is also considered for induction. A veteran’s choice is an individual that has concluded their career for at least 20 years. The Robert Morris football program has had 11 former student-athletes inducted into the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame, while former head coach Joe Walton (1994-2013) was enshrined at the inaugural RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner. To read and learn more about any of the former student-athletes, coaches or administrators in the RMU Athletic
A native of Havorford, Pa., Dunn owns the Robert Morris single-game, single-season and career records for interceptions as a four-year starter at free safety for the Colonials. In a 28-6 victory over Duquesne at Moon Stadium Oct. 8, 1994, Dunn finished with three interceptions, which stands as the single-game school record. As a senior in 1997, Dunn established the single-season record for interceptions with seven, a record that has since been tied twice. On his career, Dunn finished with 19 picks. He also owns the school record for career punt return yards (711). Dunn was named to the 1995 All-ECAC Team and the 1996 All-America Second Team by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. An All-Northeast Conference selection in both 1996 and 1997, Dunn was a first team All-American and All-ECAC pick in 1997.
Hall of Fame, or if you would like to nominate a former student-athlete, coach or administrator, please visit the official website of Colonial athletics at www.rmucolonials.com.
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Nate List (1994-97) Linebacker • Induction Year: 2003 List was a four-year starter for Robert Morris at linebacker and held the program record for career tackles with 309 before linebacker James Noel (2002-05) eclipsed it in 2004. A native of Industry, Pa., and a member of ECAC Bowl winning teams in 1996 and 1997, List owns the longest interception return in school history, a 97-yard return for a touchdown at Dayton in 1996. List was named an All-American by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette three times, one of only two Colonials ever to earn the distinction that many times. An All-NEC pick in both 1996 and 1997, List also earned All-ECAC accolades in 1995, 1996 and 1997.
Jake Newman (1994-97) Quarterback • Induction Year: 2004 A native of Powell, Ohio, Newman served as RMU’s inaugural quarterback from 1994 to 1997, leading the Colonials to a pair of Northeast Conference championships (1996, 1997) and a pair of ECAC Bowl victories (1996, 1997). Newman owns the Robert Morris record for career starts with 38. As the starting quarterback for the Colonials, Newman posted a record of 28-9-1 (.750), the best winning percentage in school history. Over his four years, Newman completed 426 of his 833 passing attempts (51.1 percent) for 5,771 yards and ranks second all-time at Robert Morris with 64 career touchdown passes.
John O’Connell (1995-98) Linebacker • Induction Year: 2004 A four-year letterwinner at linebacker for Robert Morris, O’Connell finished his career with 272 tackles, which ranks sixth in the RMU career record book. A native of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., O’Connell was named a First Team All-American by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette and garnered All-Northeast Conference First Team honors in both 1996 and 1997.
Tim Levcik (1998-2001) Quarterback • Induction Year: 2008
HANK FRALEY
Hank Fraley (1996-99) Offensive Line • Induction Year: 2006 Fraley was a three-year starter for Robert Morris on the offensive line and spent 11 years in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns and St. Louis Rams. An All-Northeast Conference selection at offensive tackle in 1997, 1998 and 1999, he helped guide RMU to NEC championships each of those years as well as the 1999 mid-major national championship according to Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. Fraley became the second Colonial football student-athlete in school history to have his jersey number retired, as his No. 75 was enshrined prior to RMU’s game against Sacred Heart Sept. 22, 2001. Fraley was the starting center for five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, playing in four NFC Championship games and starting in Super Bowl XXXIX. A native of Gaithersburg, Md., Fraley is in his first season as assistant offensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings in 2014.
Brian Cleary (1994-97) Offensive Line • Induction Year: 2008 A native of Glassport, Pa., Cleary was a four-year letterwinner for Robert Morris as a member of the offensive line. He started 38 career games from 1994 to 1997 at either offensive guard or tackle. An All-Northeast Conference and All-ECAC selection in 1997, Cleary was also tabbed a I-AA Mid-Major AllAmerican by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. He helped lead the Colonials to back-to-back victories in the ECAC Bowl (1996 & 1997) and was also a member of the outdoor track and field team at Robert Morris, competing in the javelin. He currently serves as the color analyst for RMU football broadcasts alongside play-by-play announcer and RMU Athletic Hall of Famer Chris Shovlin.
Arguably the greatest quarterback to don a Robert Morris uniform in the program’s short history, Levcik owns almost every passing record in the RMU record book. A native of Ford Cliff, Pa., Levcik owns RMU career records for completions (537), attempts (970), passing yards (7,222) and touchdown passes (76). His 22 touchdown passes as a senior in 2001 stands as the single-season school mark, while he owns three of the top five totals for passing yards in a game. His career high came in a 45-19 victory over Stony Brook (11/3/01), when he passed for 363 yards, a total that stood as the single-game record until being broken in 2003. A two-time NEC Offensive Player of the Year (2000, 2001) as well as the 1998 NEC Offensive Newcomer of the Year, Levcik led the Colonials to a 26-10 (.722) record over his four seasons as the starting quarterback, including a perfect 10-0 record in 2000.
Sam Dorsett (1999-2003) Running Back • Induction Year: 2009 A native of Hollywood, Fla., Dorsett served as the program’s all-time leading rusher from 2003 to 2010, finishing his career with 3,847 yards rushing on 724 carries, an average of 5.3 yards per attempt. He owns RMU career school records for rushing touchdowns (29) and 100-yard rushing games (19) and ranks second all-time in all-purpose yards (4,255). A three-time AllNortheast Conference selection (2000, 2001, 2003), Dorsett is in his second season as an assistant coach at Monmouth in 2014 after stints at Robert Morris (2006-11) and Saint Francis (2012).
SAM DORSETT
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TIM LEVCIK
Nick Downs (1997-2000) Defensive Back • Induction Year: 2010 A four-year letterwinner as a member of the Robert Morris secondary from 1997 to 2000, Downs was a part of RMU’s ECAC Bowl win over Georgetown in 1997 and a member of two I-AA Mid-Major National Championship teams (1999, 2000) according to Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. A native of Hughesville, Md., Downs ranks second all-time at Robert Morris with 14 career interceptions and during RMU’s undefeated season in 2000 tied the single-season school mark with seven. Downs returned four of his 14 career interceptions for touchdowns, the most in school history, and over his four years with the program the Colonials posted an overall record of 30-11 (.732).
Ray Thomas (1997-2000) Defensive Back • Induction Year: 2012 The third member of the Robert Morris secondary to join the RMU Athletic Hall of Fame, Thomas was a four-year letterwinner from 1997 to 2000. He was a part of RMU’s ECAC Bowl win over Georgetown in 1997 as well as a member of a pair of I-AA Mid-Major National Championship teams (1999, 2000) according to Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. Thomas led the Colonials in tackles in both 1999 and 2000, finishing with 71 and 80 takedowns, respectively. Over his four-year career, Thomas compiled 240 tackles, which ranks 10th all-time at RMU. A native of Jamaica, N.Y., Thomas earned All-Northeast Conference First Team honors in both 1999 and 2000 and also added career totals of five forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and three interceptions.
Robert Morris Athletic Hall of Fame Members Name
Class Sport/Position
Years
Name
Class
Sport/Position
Years
Jim Baughman
2005
1996-00
Tim Levcik
2008
Football
1998-2001
Track & Field
JoAnn Beatty
1998
Basketball
1987-89
Laura Lindak
1999
Basketball
1989-94
Megan Bell
2011
Volleyball
2002-05
Nate List
2003
Football
1994-97
Andre Boyd
2002
Basketball
1987-91
Melissa Lockhart
2014
Tennis
1993-97
Tony Bunbury
1996
Soccer/Track & Field
1985-89
Don Mackey *
2010
Basketball
1963-65
Kali Byers
2011
Softball
2003-06
Damian Mackman
2011
Golf
2001-05
Ricky Cannon
2010
Basketball
1989-92
Jonathan Marshall
2011
Basketball
1970-72
Donna Chiodo
1996
Tennis
1980-84
Sandy Matich
1997
Basketball
1977-81
Brian Cleary
2008
Football
1994-97
Molly McCann
2002
Volleyball
1991-94
Roco Coniglio
1997
Bowling Coach
1963-98
Brianne McLaughlin
2014
Ice Hockey
2005-09
Dr. Bruce Corrie
2011
Athletic Director
1994-2000
Bart Mease
2004
Golf
1995-99
Earl Cureton
1991
Basketball
1975-77
Keri Meyer
2012
Softball
2003-06
Buddy DeLuca
1997
Bowling
1969-73
Darcey Miller
2012
Volleyball
2001-04
Anthony Dickens
1995
Basketball
1985-90
Kelli Miller
2004
Softball
1990-93
Genita Dickey
2006
Track & Field
1997-2001
Kim Mong
1992
Basketball
1981-85
Lauren Dickinson
2007
Softball
1999-2002
Sugeiry Monsac
2014 Basketball
2004-07
Rhian Dodds
2011
Soccer
1998-2002
Brianne Morgan *
2002
1997-98
Softball
Sam Dorsett
2009
Football
1999-2003
Jodee Muskovich
2006
Rowing
1996-2000
Nicole Downing
2010
Track & Field
2001-05
Gene Nabors
2005
Basketball
1995-00
Nick Downs
2010
Football
1997-2000
Jake Newman
2004
Football
1994-97
Katie Dugan
2008
Soccer
1999-2002
Katie Noble
2008
Volleyball
1999-2002
Brian Dunn
2003
Football
1994-97
John O’Connell
2004
Football
1995-98
Jarrett Durham
2009
Basketball Coach
1984-96
Tom Parks
1993
Basketball
1979-83
Cleve Edwards
2007
Basketball
1967-69
Marco Patitucci
2010
Soccer
1991-94
Bob Erwin
1993
WBB / Volleyball Coach, IM
1968-92
Jarrad Pencek
2008
Track & Field
1999-2002
Troy Fabiano
2001
Soccer
1990-93
Doug Petras
2000
Soccer
1990-93
Joe Falletta
2004
Basketball
1988-92
Kristen Pries
2006
Rowing
1996-2000
Heather Ferrari
2000
Softball
1991-94
Craig Prosser
1995
Basketball
1972-74
Hank Fraley
2006
Football
1996-99
Tera Prosser
1999
Softball
1991-94
Kathy Frederick
1995
Basketball
1984-88
John Rech
1993
Golf
1964-68
Matt Furjanic
2007
Basketball Coach
1979-84
Lee Repasky
1996
Basketball
1983-87
Don Genalo
1991
Bowling
1977-80
Maebeth Schalles
2002
Basketball
1989-93
Forest Grant
1996
Basketball
1980-84
Erica Schwanke
2003
Softball
1995-98
Jackie Gray
2000
Track & Field
1991-93
Musa Shannon
2002
Soccer
1990-94
Courtney Haase
2006
Rowing
1998-2002
Chris Shovlin
2012
Play-by-Play Announcer
1987-present
Tim Hall *
1998
Football
1994-95
Nicole Snyder
2006
Rowing
1997-2001
Chipper Harris
1995
Basketball
1980-84
Paul Snyder
2008
Golf
1983-86
Ron Hightower
1998
Basketball
1970-72
Jennifer Stankewicz
2007
Tennis
1993-97
Bill Hodge *
2010
Track & Field Coach
1995-99
Christine Suto
1993
Tennis
1983-87
Dr. Susan Hofacre *
2005
Athletic Director
2000-05
Dan Swalga
2006
Basketball Coach
1978-91
Tim Horsmon
2014
Volleyball Coach
1999-2002
Ray Thomas
2012
Football
1997-2000
Sheri Horvath
2009
Basketball
1994-97
Wade Timmerson
2007
Basketball
1988-92
Chris Hultquist
2009
Soccer
1992-95
Kristie Tuxford
2001
Volleyball
1992-95
Cory Hunt
2003
Track & Field
1991-95
Steve Uhing
1994
Cross Country / Track
1985-89
Elise James
2005
Basketball
1996-00
Tom Underman
1992
Basketball
1981-85
Perry Johnson
2009
Basketball
1967-69
Myron Walker
1999
Basketball
1990-94
Dwight Kenner
2006
Basketball
1969-71
Mark Wallace
2005
Tennis
1992-95
Katie Kirsten
2006
Rowing
1997-2001
Missy Walls
1997
Basketball
1981-85
John Kowalski
2000
Soccer Coach
1989-96
Joe Walton
2013
Football Coach
1994-2013
Jeff Witmyer
2014
Track & Field
2004-08
Gus Krop *
1991
Basketball Coach
1963-76
Stephanie Kuhn
2012
Track & Field
2004-07
Basketball
1964-66
John Kuziel
2005
Tony Lee
2014 Basketball
2004-08
Rachel Leitch
2010
Volleyball
2001-04
Sport
Class
Year
Richard Lesnak
1998
Athletic Director
1965-72
Men’s Basketball
2014
1981-82
TEAM
Note: Names in bold members of RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2014 | * deceased
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ROBERT MORRIS Athletic Hall of Fame Joe Walton • Class of 2013 The 23rd annual class of inductees into the Robert Morris University Athletic Hall of Fame featured just one individual, as former head coach Joe Walton served as the Class of 2013. The first head coach in program history, Walton spent 20 seasons on the sidelines at RMU from 1994 to 2013. In 20 years guiding the Colonials, Walton compiled an overall record of 114-92-1 (.553), including a mark of 73-47 (.608) in the Northeast Conference. Included in that 18-year stretch against league foes were six NEC regular-season championships (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2010). The one constant associated with the program for the first 20 years, Walton was named the first head coach July 27, 1993. He started the program from scratch, completing everything from hiring assistants to purchasing equipment to recruiting student-athletes for the program’s inaugural season in 1994. His fingerprints are all over the program, and to prove that, Robert Morris has played its home games since 2005 in a stadium that bears his name. Under Walton’s tutelage, the Colonials claimed outright NEC regular-season titles three times (1997, 1999, 2000) while sharing three others (1996, 1998, 2010). Walton led RMU to back-to-back ECAC Bowl victories in 1996 and 1997, and in 1999 and 2000 he guided Robert Morris to a pair of NCAA I-AA mid-major national crowns according to Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette. In 2010, Walton secured his legacy by engineering the Colonials on an eight-game winning streak for a
share of the NEC regular-season title and the NEC’s inaugural bid in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs. In the process he picked up his 100th career victory in the collegiate ranks. During his tenure Walton has also helped a fledgling program send a pair of its brightest stars to the National Football League (NFL). Inaugural running back Tim Hall (1994-95) was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round (183rd player overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft, while former offensive lineman Hank Fraley (1996-99) spent 10 years in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cleveland Browns and the St. Louis Rams. Also to see time in NFL camps from Robert Morris under Walton include wide receiver DeLonte Perkins (Green Bay Packers), quarterback Tim Levcik (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers), defensive back Robb Butler (San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs) and offensive lineman A.J. Dalton (Detroit Lions). Walton became just the second inductee ever to be active at Robert Morris at the time of enshrinement, joining 2012 RMU Athletic Hall of Fame honoree Chris Shovlin, RMU’s radio play-by-play announcer for football and men’s basketball who enters his 28th season behind the microphone in 2014-15. Walton was inducted Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at the inaugural RMU Athletic Hall of Fame Dinner, which took place at the Marriott Pittsburgh Airport. The emcee of the event was former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann.
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2014 Robert Morris Support Staff
Front Row (l-r): Emily Tong (Assistant Athletic Trainer), Aly Jacko (Athletic Training), Drew Huffman (Equipment Room), Chris Woodard (Equipment Room), Paul Scherer (Equipment Room) Back Row (l-r): Claire Feild (Athletic Training), Erik Senst (Video), Mike Vittorino (Head Athletic Trainer), Ray Butter (Equipment Manager), Brian O’Herlihy (Video), Matt Gornall (Equipment Room), Corey Reed (Athletic Training)
Tanner Schultheis
Ray Butter
Mike Vittorino
Football Coordinator
Head Equipment Manager
Head Athletic Trainer
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Robert Morris University Department Of Athletics Mission Statement
Garrett Browning
Brianna Iannarelli
Lucky Jones
Jessica Karwacki
Department of Athletics promotes academic achievement, good sporting and ethical conduct, and equitable opportunity for students and staff, including women and minorities. The guiding principle of the University is to focus on academics first; therefore we view our success based not on wins and losses but as linked to the educational mission of the University and the welfare of our student-athletes.
The Department of Athletics at Robert Morris University provides opportunities for our student-athletes to receive a quality experience both in the classroom and in intercollegiate athletic competition. Athletics enhances the intellectual, social and personal development of our studentathletes, helping them to grow through their experience at the University and to prepare for meaningful careers and lives. Toward this purpose, the
2014-15 RMU MARCHING BAND
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RMU Department of Athletics Administrative Staff
Head Coaches
Craig Coleman
Marty Galosi
Addie Muti
Sean Simmons
JOHN BANASZAK
Sal Buscaglia
Craig Coleman
Paul Colontino
Athletic Director
Sr. Associate Athletic Director
Associate Athletic Director/SWA
Associate Athletic Director
Football
Women’s Basketball
Softball
Women’s Ice Hockey
Don Smith
Ryan Fleischer
Matt Millet
T.J. Brown
Bill Denniston
Cyndi Hadfield
Todd Hamer
John Kowalski
Associate Athletic Director
Assistant Athletic Director
Dir. Of University Sponsorships
Athletics Fundraising
Men’s Soccer
Cheerleading
Strength & Conditioning
Women’s Soccer
Alex Hinsey
Matt O’Brien
Kenny Celelli
Ray Butter
Drew McMinn
Midge McPhail
Katy Phillips
Derek Schooley
Marketing & Ticket Sales
Ticket Sales Manager
Ticket Office Assistant
Equipment Manager
Men’s Lacrosse
Rowing
Women’s Lacrosse
Men’s Ice Hockey
Scott Branvold
Mike Vittorino
Jason Daley
Stacey Odgen
Michael Smith
Dale Starr
Jerry Stone
Andrew Toole
Faculty Athletic Representative
Head Athletic Trainer
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Track & Field / Cross Country
Volleyball
Golf
Men’s Basketball
Emily Tong
Jim Duzyk
Ken Baker
Spencer Kowitz
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Sports Information Director
Assistant Sports Information Director
Assistant Sports Information Director
Ethan Woy
Matt Gajtka
Linda Young
Dawn Geregach
Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Sports Information Graduate Assistant
Athletic Secretary
Athletic Secretary
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The Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic Joe Walton’s scramble tournament and clambake returns to Beaver Valley Country Club on May 18, 2015. All proceeds from this annual event benefit the Robert Morris football program. Save the date for the 22nd annual Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic golf outing, as it is sure to be as prestigious and fun filled as in years past. Registration fees and/or a sponsorship includes all day food & beverages, greens fees with cart, goodie bag, skills games, a celebrity in each foursome and the opportunity to support the RMU football program. Past tournament fields have included Rocky Bleier, Mel Blount, Robin Cole, Hugh Green, L.C. Greenwood, Louis Lipps, Joe Namath, Andy Russell, Lynn Swann, Joe Theismann, Lynn Swann, Phil Villapiano, Kellen Winslow, Sr., Steve Blass, Kent Tekulve, Sid Bream and former RMU offensive line Hank Fraley. Various sponsorship packages are available. For more information on the Joe Walton Celebrity Spring Classic, please contact the Robert Morris football office at (412) 397-4935. Save the date and register early.
Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steve Blass with Joe Walton
Robert Morris wishes to thank the following 2014 tournament sponsors. They are: Fruehauf Manufacturing Group, LLC • Tom McConnell, PT, ATC • Joe Nocito Enterprises Olde Stonewall Golf Club • Amerinox Processing, Inc. • PNC Bank • L.D. Astorino & Associates, LTD Barnes & Noble • Heinz World Headquarters • Greenbriar Treatment Center The Nutrition Shoppe Wellness Centers • Eat’N Park Hospitality Group • RMU Institutional Advancement A.C. Dellovade, Inc. • Dieter Home Construction, Inc. • Gene Farison • DeBartolo Holdings, LLC Centimark Corporation • FieldTurf • Richard Harshman • Bravo Consultants, LTD NFL Alumni: Pittsburgh Chapter • Dr. Leonard Fichter, Inc. • “The Long Island Four” RMU School of Business • Vincent DeGiaimo • Friends of Joe Walton Greater Pittsburgh Physical Therapy • Highmark BCBS • Michael Baker Corporation • Dave Oschman Andy Lopez • Bill Freese • Paul Strani • PGT Trucking • RMU Office of the Provost The Simon Group of Hefron-Tillotson • TTR Consoluting & Innovative Sales • Willis HRH of Pennsylvania, Inc. Ohio Valley Hospital • Wall-to-Wall Studios • Jim Rivera • OK Grocery Company CentiMark Corporation • Tax Transfer Corporation • Worthington Steel RMU Office of the President • Crivelli Ford, Inc. • Precision Grit Etching & Engraving International Metals Processing • Innovative Sales Solutions, LLC • The Medicine Shoppe Giant Eagle • Smoke Stack
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RMU ALL-SPORTS BANQUET
The Robert Morris University All-Sports Banquet will celebrate its 21st year in 2015 as the hallmark sporting event of the season. The first 20 banquets, held in the Charles L. Sewall Center on the Moon Township Campus, drew better than 8,500 attendees combined. The first six banquets featured a keynote speaker, which in the past has included former Steelers Robin Cole and Tunch Ilkin, former University of Pittsburgh football coach Johnny Majors, former Pirates All-Star shortstop Dick Groat, former Colonial Tony Gliozzo and amateur golf champion Carol Semple Thompson. At the 2014 RMU All-Sports Banquet, which was led by master of ceremonies Chris Shovlin, the radio playby-play voice of Colonial athletics for the last 27 years, Robert Morris presented most valuable player plaques to each of its 23 intercollegiate sports, while 13 individuals and one team were also honored, respectively, with major awards. Garnering the Presidential Scholar-Athlete Award, presented by Robert Morris University President Dr. Greg Dell’Omo, was senior Thea Imbrogno of the women’s ice hockey team and senior Sean Meagher of the men’s lacrosse squad. Imbrogno compiled a 3.87 cumulative GPA as a biology major and finished her career with the Colonials as the program’s all-time leader in points (122), assists
(71) and power-play goals (25). Meagher finished with a 3.80 GPA while studying both accounting and finance and owns RMU career records for caused turnovers (94) and caused turnovers per game (2.09). Earning the honors for the Highest GPA Awards, which are bestowed to the senior student-athletes with the highest cumulative grade point average, are Anneline Lauziere of the women’s ice hockey team and Carolina Mourao Teixeira of the women’s tennis squad and Travis Denny of the men’s tennis squad. Lauziere and Mourao-Teixeira each posted cumulative GPA’s of 3.98. Lauziere’s major is biology, while Mourao-Teixeira studies engineering. Denny compiled a 3.93 cumulative GPA over the last four years while studying biology. The Robert Morris volleyball team earned the Team GPA award, presented by Robert Morris Assistant Director of Athletics Ryan Fleischer. The Colonials posted a 3.65 team GPA during the 2012-13 academic year, the highest of RMU’s 23 Division I programs. Taking home the RMU Athletic Department Appreciation Award, handed out by RMU Associate Athletic Director Addie Muti, was Pete Bubb of the RMU Maintenance Department. The RMU Athletic Department Appreciation Award is bestowed annually to an individual or individuals from outside the athletic department that display exemplary service. — 86 — 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
Earning the 2014 Susan K. Hofacre Fan of the Year was Andre Frye, which was presented by Associate Athletic Director Don Smith. RMU Senior Associate Athletic Director Marty Galosi passed out the honor of Outstanding Senior Female to Artemis Spanou of the women’s basketball team and the Outstanding Senior Male to Karvel Anderson of the men’s basketball squad and Chris Carper of the men’s track & field squad. The winners of the sixth annual Strength & Conditioning Student-Athletes of the Year, presented to a male and a female by RMU head strength & conditioning coach Todd Hamer, were Spanou on the women’s side and senior Mike Cook of the football team on the men’s side. Taking home the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) award for 2014, which was presented by senior Leah Prentice of the women’s soccer team, was sophomore forward Matt Cope of the men’s ice hockey squad. The 2015 banquet is slated for April 12, 2015, at 5:00 p.m., again in the Sewall Center. The purpose of this gathering is to honor graduating senior athletes, team most valuable players and overall excellence in athletics and academics. The space is limited, and tickets will go fast. For more information, contact the Department of Athletics at (412) 397-4913.
RMU All-Sports Banquet Award History PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Year Name(s)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
OUTSTANDING SENIOR FEMALE Sport(s)
Tim Souders....................... Track & Field John Roach......................... Soccer Sandy Dobran..................... Softball Christina Soster.................. Track & Field Jolene Streit....................... Basketball Shannon Telenko................ Soccer/Rowing Kristen Pries....................... Rowing Tracy Frey........................... Softball Nicole Aloi........................... Softball Natalie Aloi......................... Softball Michelle Bartlett................. Volleyball Amy Miller.......................... Soccer Julie Wolf............................ Tennis Jonathan LeDonne.............. Football Lauren Gombert.................. Rowing Lisa Jaszka......................... Volleyball Joel Gasper........................ Ice Hockey Taryn Reichard................... Soccer Alaina Gibson...................... Volleyball Adam Lawrence................. Football Amanda Graham................. Volleyball Alexa Bryson...................... Softball Kiel Matisz.......................... Lacrosse Casey Folga........................ Track & Field Brad Banas......................... Football Thea Imbrogno................... Ice Hockey Sean Meagher.................... Lacrosse
Year Name(s)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Sport(s)
Dawn Bauer........................ Softball Yolanda Shakespeare......... Track & Field Kristie Tuxford.................... Volleyball Tina Friel............................. Volleyball Erica Schwanke.................. Softball Sara Headley...................... Softball Elise James........................ Basketball Genita Dickey..................... Track & Field Lauren Dickinson................ Softball Katie Noble......................... Volleyball Katie Radford...................... Volleyball/Rowing Nicole Downing.................. Track & Field Megan Bell......................... Volleyball Jill Spargo.......................... Softball Sugeiry Monsac.................. Basketball Chinata Nesbit.................... Basketball Brianne McLaughlin........... Ice Hockey Melitta Brown..................... Track & Field Angela Pace........................ Basketball Amanda Graham................. Volleyball Hannah Veith...................... Volleyball Kristen DiCiocco................. Ice Hockey Artemis Spanou.................. Basketball
TEAM GPA AWARD Year Team 1993-94 Women’s Tennis 1994-95 Women’s Soccer 1995-96 Men’s Tennis 1996-97 Women’s Cross Country 1997-98 Women’s Tennis 1998-99 Softball 1999-2000 Softball 2000-01 Women’s Track & Field 2001-02 Women’s Tennis 2002-03 Women’s Tennis 2003-04 Women’s Tennis 2004-05 Women’s Rowing 2005-06 Women’s Rowing 2006-07 Softball 2007-08 Volleyball 2008-09 Softball 2009-10 Women’s Cross Country 2010-11 Women’s Tennis 2011-12 Women’s Cross Country 2012-13 Volleyball
HIGHEST CUMULATIVE GPA Year Name(s)
2013 2014
Sport(s)
Una Japundza..................... Volleyball Ben Ridgeley...................... Football Anneline Lauziere............... Ice Hockey Carolina Mourao-Teixeira... Tennis Travis Denny....................... Tennis
OUTSTANDING SENIOR MALE Year Name(s)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Sport(s)
Cory Hunt............................ Track & Field Tim Hall.............................. Football Musa Shannon.................... Soccer Jake Newman.................... Football Bart Mease......................... Golf Gene Nabors....................... Basketball Nick Downs........................ Football Ray Thomas........................ Football Tim Levcik.......................... Football Jarrad Pencek.................... Track & Field Rhian Dodds....................... Soccer Aaron Thomas.................... Basketball Jonathan LeDonne.............. Football James Noel......................... Football Ray Gensler........................ Football Tony Lee............................. Basketball Jeremy Chappell................. Basketball Sherrod Evers..................... Football Rob Robinson..................... Basketball Trevor Moore...................... Lacrosse Myles Russ......................... Football Denny Urban....................... Ice Hockey Shadrae King...................... Football Nolan Nearhoof................... Football Velton Jones....................... Basketball Karvel Anderson................. Basketball Chris Carper....................... Track & Field
2013-14 RMU Most Valuable Players Name
Sport
Karvel Anderson
Men’s Basketball
Sr.
Elkhart, Ind. / Glen Oaks Community College
Heather Basilone
Cheerleading
Sr.
Pittsburgh, Pa. / North Hills
Melissa Bograd
Volleyball (Co-)
Jr.
Lemont, Ill. / Lemont
Neco Brett
Men’s Soccer
So.
Kingston, Jamaica / Excelsior
Brittany Byerly
Women’s Lacrosse #
Fr.
Wexford, Pa. / Pine-Richland
Chris Carper
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (Co-) #
Jr.
Altoona, Pa. / Altoona
Mike Cook
Football (Defense)
Sr.
Victoria, Minn. / Eden Prairie
A.J. Dalton
Football (Offense)
Sr.
Carrollton, Ohio / Carrollton
Kristin Fay
Rowing #
Sr.
Philadelphia, Pa. / Philadelphia
Jamie Hartley
Field Hockey
Jr.
Tamworth, Australia / University of Newcastle
Jake Hayes
Men’s Lacrosse #
Sr.
Calgary, Alberta / Central Memorial
Ryan Hertzog
Men’s Cross Country
Fr.
Glenville, Pa. / South Western
Thea Imbrogno
Women’s Ice Hockey
Sr.
Etobicoke, Ontario / Mississauga Jr. Chiefs
Becky Jay
Volleyball (Co-)
Jr.
Parma, Ohio / Padua Franciscan
Rachael Kotula
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field #
Jr.
East Berlin, Pa. / Bermudian Springs
Steve Mitchell
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Sr.
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Pittsburgh Central Catholic
Brendan Morales
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field (Co-) #
Sr.
Westminster, Md. / Westminster
Carolina Mourao-Teixeira
Women’s Tennis #
Jr.
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil / Cruzeiro
Marissa Polk
Women’s Cross Country
Jr.
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Oakland Catholic
Brock Pompeani
Men’s Golf #
Sr.
Aliquippa, Pa. / Hopewell
Jenna Rinker
Women’s Golf #
Sr.
Slippery Rock, Pa. / Slippery Rock
Alexa Sarsfield
Women’s Soccer
Sr.
Springdale, Pa. / Springdale
Artemis Spanou
Women’s Basketball
Sr.
Rhodes, Greece / 6th Senior HS of Nea Smyrni
Nicole Sleith
Softball #
So.
Smithton, Pa. / Yough
Angus Thomson
Men’s Tennis #
Jr.
Brisbane, Australia / Brisbane Grammar School
Yulia Vasilyeva
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Sr.
Volgograd, Russia
Cody Wydo
Men’s Ice Hockey
Jr.
Southgate, Mich. / Motor City Metal Jackets
# MVP for 2013 spring season
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Hometown / High School
ACADEMIC SUCCESS The Robert Morris University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is not all about winning on the field, court or ice. Success in the classroom through academics is as much a triumph as the athletic competitions themselves. Robert Morris University is committed to the total development of its student-athletes. The 2013-14 academic year followed the trend set before it as for the second time in three years, Robert Morris claimed the Northeast Conference (NEC) Institutional Academic Award. RMU student-athletes that competed in 19 league sports combined to post a 3.295 grade point average (GPA) during the 2013-14 academic year, edging out LIU Brooklyn (3.248) and Wagner (3.245). In addition to earning the NEC Institutional Academic Award, a total of nine teams from Robert Morris were recognized by the conference for compiling the best GPA in their respective sports. The RMU women’s tennis team led the way with a team GPA of 3.722 and was joined by men’s cross country (3.337), women’s soccer (3.450), volleyball (3.564), men’s indoor and outdoor track & field (3.240), women’s indoor and outdoor track & field (3.428) and softball (3.505). In 2013-14, a total of 81 Colonials were named to the 2013 Northeast Conference (NEC) Fall Academic Honor Roll, 61 to the 2014 NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll and 118 to the 2014 NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible for an NEC Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete that participates in a sport must own a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better. Likewise, to be named to an NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better. For Robert Morris in 2013-14, 27 student-athletes were named to the 2013 NEC Fall Commissioner’s Honor Roll, 16 to the 2014 NEC Winter Commissioner’s Honor Roll and 38 to the 2014 NEC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll. In addition in 2013-14, 21 student-athletes from the RMU women’s ice hockey team were named to the 2014 College Hockey America (CHA) Academic Team, while 25 Colonials from the Robert Morris men’s ice hockey squad were tabbed to 2014 Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) All-Academic Team. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Association (MAAC) also named 14 student-athletes from RMU to its 2014 Women’s Rowing All-Academic Team, while a total of 49 Colonials from the field hockey and women’s rowing squad were tabbed to the 2014 MAAC Academic Honor Roll. As a department, Robert Morris posted an average cumulative GPA of 3.332 among its 23 Division I programs. A total of 21 of RMU’s 23 athletics programs finished with team GPA’s or 3.0 or higher in 2013-14.
Zac Lynch
Overall, nearly 70 percent of RMU’s 550+ studentathletes posted a 3.00 or higher GPA in 2013-14. The NEC also honored a pair of RMU’s studentathletes with the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in their respective sport during the 2013-14 academic year, as Steve Mitchell garnered the honor for men’s indoor track & field and Halley Morell for women’s golf. Katelyn Scott of the women’s ice hockey team was one of six student-athletes honored as the 2014 College Hockey America (CHA) Student-Athlete of the Year after compiling a perfect 4.00 GPA during the 2013-14 academic year. Additionally in 2013-14, Robert Morris had six student-athletes named to their respective Capital One District II Academic All-America Teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Kyle Cooper and Nick Faraci earned the honor for football, Tess Apke and Nicole Sleith each garnered the award for softball, Rachael Kotula was honored in women’s track & field and Zac Lynch of the men’s ice hockey squad was an at-large selection. Lynch went on to earn Capital One Academic AllAmerica Third Team honors, the first men’s ice hockey student-athlete to earn Academic All-American status. RMU’s exploits in the classroom in 2013-14 should come as no surprise. Since 1988, a total of 25 Robert Morris student-athletes have been named the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in their respective sports a total of 31 occasions. The Robert Morris volleyball, football and softball programs have each had four student-athletes named the NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year since 1988, which is — 88 — 2 0 1 4 R o b e r t M o rr i s U n i v e r s i t y F OOTB A L L
tops among RMU’s 16 intercollegiate programs. Robert Morris has also placed 53 student-athletes on Capital One District II Academic All-America Teams since 1992, including 21 individuals that were honored in consecutive years. Football has led the way with 16 student-athletes named to the Capital One District II Academic AllAmerica Team, followed by softball with 12 honorees and volleyball with six. CoSIDA’s District II covers Delaware, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. A total of four former Robert Morris student-athletes also garnered the honor of being named the NEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year in the first eight years the award has been distributed. Sponsored by the league’s faculty athletic representatives, the award is bestowed annually upon the NEC male and female student-athlete who has exhausted his or her eligibility, graduated and has posted the highest cumulative grade point average at the conclusion of the academic year. In June of 2014, Travis Denny of the men’s tennis program was the first male student-athlete from Robert Morris honored with the award after compiling a 3.93 GPA in earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Denny joined former Colonials Lisa Jaszka (2007), Tara Maxwell (2009) and Una Japudnza (2013) as a winner of the award. Jaszka was the inaugural winner of the accolade, earning the honor in 2007 for posting a perfect 4.00 GPA as an elementary education major throughout her four years at Robert Morris. Maxwell, who competed for the Robert Morris women’s track & field team, earned the honor in July of 2009 after compiling a 3.99 grade point average as a manufacturing engineering major throughout her four years at RMU. Maxwell was one of three NEC female student-athletes to earn the award in 2009, joining Kathleen Henry of the Sacred Heart cross country program and Erin Reifsteck of the Saint Francis (Pa.) field hockey team. Japundza, a former RMU volleyball student-athlete, was honored in 2013 after compiling a 4.00 GPA as a management major throughout her tenure at RMU. Japundza shared the honor with Carly Thibault of the Monmouth women’s basketball squad. The reason for RMU’s success in the classroom is simple. Colonial student-athletes receive the very best support when it comes to their academic curriculum. Evening study halls are monitored by the department’s student services personnel, and academic counseling is available from both the athletic department and the University’s enrollment management office. Graduation is the goal, and Robert Morris University strives to ensure its student-athletes achieve that objective.
Capital One Academic All-America First Team Name
Year(s)
Janette Schneider 2005, 2006 Volleyball Nicole Sleith 2014 Softball Matt Smith 2001 Men’s Basketball Nicole Soster 1997 Women’s Track & Field Angela Story 2005 Women’s Soccer Mark Szymanski 2007, 2008 Football Aaron Thomas 2003 Men’s Basketball Jaci Timko 2010 Softball Devin Wilson 2005 Football Jeff Witmyer 2007, 2008 Men’s Track & Field Justin Wotus 2004 Men’s Track & Field Chris Young 2000 Football
Sport
Annie Dubovec 2011 Softball Ray Gensler 2006 Football Jonathan LeDonne 2004 Football Nolan Nearhoof 2012 Football
Capital One Academic All-America Second Team Name
Year(s)
Sport
Brad Banas 2012 Football Amanda Graham 2010 Volleyball Ray Gensler 2005 Football Christian Lemke 2004 Track & Field Nolan Nearhoof 2010, 2011 Football
* At-large selection
Northeast Conference (NEC) Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards
Capital One Academic All-America Third Team
Name
Name
Year(s)
Sport
Zac Lynch
2014
Men’s Ice Hockey *
* At-large selection
Capital One District II Academic All-America Honorees Name
Year(s)
Year(s)
Sport
Nicole Aloi 2001 Softball Jim Baughman 1999 Men’s Indoor Track & Field Jim Baughman 2000 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Jamie Dodds 2002 Men’s Soccer Nicole Downing 2004 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Annie Dubovec 2010, 2011 Softball Mary Kate Egan 2009 Women’s Lacrosse Stephani Ehrenfeld 2000 Softball Casey Folga 2012 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Ray Gensler 2006 Football Alaina Gibson 2008 Volleyball Amanda Graham 2009, 2010 Volleyball John Horgan 1990 Men’s Track & Field Adam Lawrence 2008 Football Jonathan LeDonne 2004 Football Kiel Matisz 2011, 2012 Men’s Lacrosse Sean Meagher 2013 Men’s Lacrosse Darcey Miller 2003 Volleyball Steve Mitchell 2014 Men’s Indoor Track & Field Halley Morell 2014 Women’s Golf Dennis Morgret 1993 Men’s Golf Nolan Nearhoof 2010, 2011, 2012 Football Taryn Reichard 2007 Women’s Soccer Jaci Timko 2012 Softball Hannah Veith 2011 Volleyball Jeff Witmyer 2007, 2008 Men’s Indoor Track & Field Jeff Witmyer 2008 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Sport
Tess Apke 2014 Softball Christy Baldesberger 2009, 2010 Women’s Soccer Brad Banas 2010, 2011, 2012 Football Megan Bell 2005 Volleyball Toba Bolaji 2010 Men’s Soccer Jace Buzek * 2006, 2007 Men’s Ice Hockey Kyle Cooper 2013 Football Sandy Dobran 1996, 1997 Softball Jill Dorsch 2006 Softball Annie Dubovec 2009, 2010, 2011 Softball Mary Kate Egan * 2009 Field Hockey, Lacrosse Stephani Ehrenfeld 2000 Softball Nick Faraci 2014 Football Tracy Frey 1998 Softball Joel Gasper * 2007, 2008 Men’s Ice Hockey Ray Gensler 2005, 2006 Football Alaina Gibson 2007, 2008 Volleyball Amanda Graham 2008, 2009, 2010 Volleyball Tyler Hinds * 2013 Men’s Ice Hockey Lisa Jaszka 2005, 2006 Volleyball Mark Klabnik 2006 Men’s Soccer Rachael Kotula 2014 Women’s Track & Field Adam Lawrence 2008 Football Jonathan LeDonne 2003, 2004 Football Christian Lemke 2004 Track & Field Mark Leyenaar 2000, 2001 Football Pat Linberg 2000, 2001 Football Mike Lovely 2009, 2010 Football Zac Lynch * 2014 Men’s Ice Hockey Josh Marino 2004 Football Justin Marino 2003 Football Kiel Matisz * 2011 Men’s Lacrosse Logan Miles 2011 Football Darcey Miller 2004 Volleyball Kelly Miller 1992 Softball Nolan Nearhoof 2010, 2011, 2012 Football Brooke Panepinto 2008, 2009 Softball Allie Patton 2011 Softball Susan Perich 2008, 2009 Softball Leah Prentice 2011 Women’s Soccer Taryn Reichard 2006, 2007 Women’s Soccer
NEC Faculty Athletic Representative Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards Name
Year
Sport
Travis Denny 2014 Men’s Tennis Una Japundza 2013 Volleyball Lisa Jaszka 2007 Volleyball Tara Maxwell 2009 Women’s Track & Field
Atlantic Hockey Association (AHA) Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards Name
Year
Sport
Brandon Denham Tyler Hinds Jeff Jones Zac Lynch Tyson Wilson
2013 2013 2012 2013 2012
Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Ice Hockey Men’s Ice Hockey
College Hockey America (CHA) Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards Name
Year
Sport
Brianna Delaney Katelyn Scott
2012 2012, 2013, 2014
Women’s Ice Hockey Women’s Ice Hockey
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RMU Alma Mater
rmu fight song
Hail to thee, dear Robert Morris let the anthem ring. Hand in hand and with one voice, your praises we do sing. At your knee we learn and grow, O, shining White and Blue, We salute our days together. Hail to RMU!
Everybody Cheer for Robert Morris Stand and show your spirit and your pride! Let’s shout an R-M-U to help our team in blue bring out the fire from deep inside! Let’s go Colonials take it for the win as you hear our shouts of loyalty! We shout all out about our team together to the final victory!
Ideals high to guide us onward, paths ahead made clear. Pride and loyalty forever, Alma Mater dear. Memories made and lives are changed here, all held fond and true. Hail to thee, dear Robert Morris! HAIL TO RMU!
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